Fruit-Filled Spritz

Name: Fruit-Filled Spritz
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: butter; almond extract; sugar; flour; brown sugar; baking soda; eggs; salt; vanilla extract; water; candied cherries; sugar; dates; nuts; orange zest

Submitted by loosescrew1

YIELD

8 dozen

PREP

10 min

COOK

20 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

CUP BUTTER

TEASPOON ALMOND EXTRACT *

CUP SUGAR

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
sifted

CUP BROWN SUGAR
packed *

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

LARGE EGGS

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

Fruitnutfilling

CUP WATER

CUP CANDIED CHERRIES
finely chopped *

CUP SUGAR

1 ½

CUPS DATES
cut

CUP NUTS
chopped

TEASPOON ORANGE ZEST

Directions

Cream butter; add sugars gradually.

Beat in eggs and extracts.

Blend in sifted dry ingredients; chill.

Make FruitNut Filling: Combine water, sugar, dates and orange rind.

cook until thickened; stir; add cherries and nuts; cool.

Knead dough in hands until soft and pliable. Press dough through cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheets. (Use the saw- toothed shaped cookie press plate. ) STRIPS OF DOUGH SHOULD BE 10 inch LONG AND 2 inch APART. Spread filling down center of each strip. Use cookie press to cover filling with another strip of dough. Bake at 375℉ (190℃) about 12 minutes. Cut into 1¼ inch bars immediately. Makes about 8 dozen.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

Nutrition Facts

410g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1497 36% of calories from fat

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 60g 92%

Saturated Fat 32g 159%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 281mg 94%

Sodium 750mg 31%

Total Carbohydrate 75g 75%

Dietary Fiber 10g 41%

Sugars g

Protein 45g

Vitamin A 32% • Vitamin C 2%

Calcium 9% • Iron 44%