Sunday, December 6, 2009

Spritz Cookies

2 sticks butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract or almond extract
3 egg yolks
2 1/4 cups flour
food coloring
colored sprinkles or sugar

Cream butter, sugar and extract till light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Stir in flour until dough forms. Divide dough. Mix food coloring into each half. Force through cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate with colored sprinkles or sugars. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-12 min. until firm but not brown. Remove to wire rack to cool. Can be frozen up to 3 weeks before Christmas.

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