Friday, December 29, 2006

Butter Rich Spritz Butter Cookies...

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift together the flour and salt; set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg yolks, almond extract and vanilla extract. Gradually blend in the sifted ingredients. Fill a cookie press with dough and shoot cookies about 1 inch apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. If you like, decorate with sugar or sprinkles at this time. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes.