Butter Rich Spritz Butter Cookies

These are wonderful cookies from the press. They are rich in flavor. My mom has made these cookies for years for all of the holidays. She even used food coloring for the different designs, like green trees, etc.The kids love to decorate them as much as they love to eat them.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 mins
• Total Time: 16 mins
• Calories: 97 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Sift together the flour and salt; set aside.

Step 3

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 1/2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. If you like, decorate with sugar or sprinkles at this time.