Orange Spritz Cookies

Babies.
They're everywhere.
Maybe they've always been everywhere, or maybe I just have baby goggles on. But they're definetly around in massive quanities lately.
I know more women who are pregnant right now than ever before and I can't wait for those things to pop out!
Your friends having babies is the best, it means you get to play with them and buy them cute clothes, and then still give them back when you're done. Ha. It's wonderful.
Recently we had a baby shower for one of these women, which gave me the perfect opportunity to use the new cookie press my mom had got me!
I didn't have much time, which was fine because these little spritz cookies mix up super fast. And the only problem I had was getting them to sick to the pan and not the press, but I think I may have added a little too much flour. That whole being in a hurry thing makes me do silly things. I dusted the cookies with a little bit of blue sugar to make the flowers a little more boy-like, since the shower was for a baby boy, and they were perfect!

Orange Spritz Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon orange rind, finely chopped
1/4 cup pecans, finely chopped (optional)
Makes: About 5 dozen cookies.

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolk and orange juice. Mix in flour, orange rind and optional pecans. Mix until combined. Dough should be soft, but not sticky. Place dough into cookie press, and using desired shapes, press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on cooling grid and remove from cookie sheet.

Source:Wilton's Recipes