Spritz Cookies

This recipe was adapted from my mom's spritz cookie recipe. Spritz cookies are a traditional family favorite at Christmas but, since they turn out so good, we make them year round. Have fun with food coloring and make them fit whatever holiday is coming up. Our cookie press has several shapes that can be used. In fact, I just realized this past Valentine's day that there is actually one that makes hearts!

For a "fancy" cookie, try this: Divide the dough in half. Add a food coloring color of your choice to one half and leave the other half white. Add one color of dough to one side of the cookie press then add the other color to the other side. Press the cookies onto the cookie sheet and you will get a "half and half" cookie. My son loves these!

Ingredients:

1 c. butter or safe margarine
1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 teas. Ener-G Foods Egg Replacer + 2 T. warm water whisked together
1 teas. vanilla extract
2-1/2 c. all-purpose gluten-free flour mix
1/2 teas. xanthan gum
1/2 teas. salt

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2) Beat butter or margarine and sugar together until creamy. Add egg replacer and vanilla; mix until combined well. Mix flour, xanthan gum and salt in separate bowl. Add to batter mixture and mix until combined.
3) Put dough into cookie press and press onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 6-9 minutes until set but not brown. Remove cookies from baking sheets immediately.