Weight Watchers Snowflake Spritz Cookies
Weight Watchers Snowflake Spritz Cookies Recipe. A quick and easy Christmas, or Holiday recipe. You can adjust the flavor by omitting the orange zest and using 1 teaspoon of your favorite extract. I like to use almond extract sometimes.
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Ingredients
- 3 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cup shortening - butter flavored
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F
- In a medium sized mixing bowl or Electric Stand Mixer, add cream cheese, shortening, and sugar. Cream together.
- Beat in orange zest, vanilla, and egg yolk. Beat until fluffy and light.
- A little at a time, stir in the cinnamon, salt, and flour. until well mixed
- Insert dough into the cookie press leaving about an inch of space in the barrel.
- Press cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet
- In preheated oven, bake approx 10 - 12 minutes
- Move cookies to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
2 WW Smart Points
Nutrition
Calories: 57.9kcalCarbohydrates: 6.1gProtein: 0.6gFat: 3.5gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2.1mgSodium: 19.8mgPotassium: 6.5mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 2.8gCalcium: 2.1mgIron: 0.2mg
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