Cherry Almond Spritz Cookies

3 from 1 vote

Would it even be the holidays without a yummy little spritz cookie?? These Cherry Almond Spritz Cookies are bite-sized buttery cookies with delicious almond flavor and they're topped with a candied cherry to make them a festive holiday favorite!

Prep Time25

Cook Time9

Total Time34

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: butter, holiday, spritz cookies

Servings: cookies

Calories: 65kcal

Author: MaryAnn Dwyer

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
16 oz. container candied cherries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar at medium speed until smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Add the egg and the almond and vanilla extracts and continue to beat until well combined, scraping down the sides as needed, about 1-2 minutes
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and salt until well combined. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in the stand mixer and mix on low speed until well combined. Add some of the dough to your cookie press and following manufacturer's directions press the cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart on prepared sheets. Place one candied cherry or half of a cherry in the center of each cookie.
Bake until lightly browned around the edges, about 8-9 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. The cookies will keep in an airtight container for one week.

Notes

Depending on how big your candied cherries are and how big the spritz cookie press design you plan to use is, you can use either a half of a candied cherry or whatever fits best.

I decided on one teaspoon of almond extract for this recipe so that the cookies would have an unmistakable almond flavor.

This recipe makes roughly 72 cookies.

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