Almond Spritz Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup shortening I like Crisco
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 2 1/4 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour I like Pillsbury gluten-free flour. Not all gluten-free flours are created equal. You may experience different baking results depending on the gluten-free flour blend you choose.
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum leave out if your flour already has it
• 1/4 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• gluten-free sprinkles optional

Directions

• heat kitchen appliance to 375 °

• in a very massive bowl cream the shorting and sugar along with a mixer.

• drill in egg and also the flavouring.

• in a very medium bowl add the gluten-free flour, xanthan gum (leave out if your flour already has it) salt and leaven and stir to mix ingredients.

• Slowly pour flour mixture into the batter and blend till totally combined. The cookie dough are like soft playdough.

• Fill your cookie press with the dough. I used a snowflake disk for my cookies, however you'll be able to use any form.

• kind cookies on associate degree unlubricated cookware. * If you're having issue together with your cookie press, the cookie dough might not be damp enough. All gluten-free flours square measure totally different and you will have to be compelled to add a further 1/4 cup of shorting to the dough. simply add the shorting into the dough and remix and check out once more with the cookie press.

• embellish with gluten-free sprinkles. (optional)

• Bake for 8-10 minutes. Please watch your kitchen appliance as a result of all ovens square measure totally different. Enjoy!

• Store in associate degree air-tight instrumentality.