To speak frankly...

2 different friends of mine got engaged this past month! Hooray for them!

So as I have been in the mood for cookie baking, I decided to use my power of Spritz for good.

So here is the recipe:
Spritz Cookies
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Sift together flour and salt; set aside.
in a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
Stir in egg yolks and extracts.
Gradually blend in sifted ingredients.
Separate and add food coloring as desired.
Fill cookie Press with dough and shoot cookies about 1 1/2 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Decorate as desired.
Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven.

To make them "Engagement" themed, I got a little creative.Using the disc you might use for cheese straws etc (small, star looking one), make a length of cookie and then bring together in a ring shape. I then shaped out a diamond triangle thing to make them look like a diamond engagement ring. Not a perfect science but they were appreciated by the couples.



Get out there and get creative!

Until the next engagement....

**Today's title is from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde from the Mouth of Lady Bracknell. The full quote reading: To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.**