Nana's Spritz Cookies

These are the best tasting Spritz Cookies you will ever have.  However, using a cookie press takes a little getting used to.

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together (use a mixer)
1 cup Butter or Shortening at room temperature
1  3 Ounce package of Cream cheese

Add gradually
1 cup of Sugar

Beat in
1 Egg yolk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind

Sift together
2 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix dry ingredients a little at a time into wet ingredients.  Once completely mixed together,  fill your cookie press. ( you can divide dough and color it if wanted) Form cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.  They will not spread while baking.  Decorate with sugar, cinnamon-sugar, or chopped almonds.

Bake 12- 15 minutes, just until brown on bottom edges.  Remove at once from cookie sheets.

Cream Cheese Potatoes

8-9 potatoes, cooked and then cubed

1 (8 ounce) pkg of cream cheese room temperature
1 cup milk
1 stick of butter
Small Finely chopped onion

Whip potatoes with butter and milk in mixer. Then add cream cheese and beat. Add Onion,(sometimes I use garlic, somedays this is left out) Salt and Pepper to taste. Beat together and put in buttered casserole dish. (Occasionally I put a cup or so of sour cream in it at this point) Sprinkle with paprika. Bake in oven at 350 degrees until cooked throughout.

Easy to make these the day before and  then do the baking an hour before serving.