Ensaymada Spritz Cookies
Ingredients
For the Cookie
- 1 cup (226g) butter 2 sticks
- ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ⅓ cups (291g) all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the Filling
- ½ cup (113g) butter one stick
- ½ cup (65g) powdered sugar
- ½ cup processed yellow cheese Velveeta or equivalent
Instructions
For the cookie
- In a large bowl mix together butter and sugar. Add the egg, vanilla extract and almond extract. Mix until well combined
- Add the flour and salt and mix until well combined and a very buttery dough is formed.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- On a lined baking sheet, shape and press your cookies. I recommend a handy cookie press as seen in my video but you can shape them however you want. I also did not line my baking sheet and some of the cookies separated perfectly while others stuck to the pan and crumbled as I tried to remove them.
- Bake until edges are browned. About 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool fully.
For the Filling
- In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar.
- Next, add small chunks of the cheese and beat until chunks are broken up. You should still see yellow cheese flakes in the frosting.
Assembly
- Fill a piping bag (or ziploc bag) with filling and snip the end. Pipe onto the flat part of one cookie and smash another onto it, sandwich style!
- Enjoy!