Best Spritz Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter , at room temperature
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.33 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs yolks
• 3 ounces cream cheese , cut into pieces
• 0.75 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons colored decorating sugar , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. 2

   Combine butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, mixing for about 15 seconds after each yolk. Add cream cheese and mix until well combined. Mix in nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt; beat until completely mixed. Add flour and stir just until incorporated.

3. 3

   Fill a cookie press with dough and press out cookies, using your favorite shape, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.