Cream together butter and cream cheese until smooth.
Beat in egg yolk and extracts, then gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix together the flour and salt, then slowly add flour mixture just until well blended.
Put dough in cookie press and make favorite shapes (wreath, tree, etc.).
Sprinkle with colored sugar and bake in 350-degree oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
Remove from oven and let set on baking sheet 3 minutes to set.
Cool on wire rack.
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Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.\tAdd egg and beat well.\tSift flour and gradually add into creamed mixture. Stir in almond flavoring.
Chill dough in refrigerator.
Fill cookie press and press cookies onto ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.
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Fill cookie press. Form cookies on ungreased cookie sheets using the
Mix butter, egg and sugar with beater (mix well together). Add almond extract and flour and mix well. Use cookie press, do not let dough harden. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 100 cookies.
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With a cookie press or pastry bag fitted with
Sift together flour and salt and reserve.
Measure butter and confectioners sugar in a large bowl.
Beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
Add flour mixture and blend well. Add food coloring as desired.
If dough becomes too soft, add a little bit more flour.
Fill cookie press with dough.
Shape cookies on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 375\u00b0. (Do not brown.) Cool.
These cookies freeze well.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Beat butter in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer until creamy; add sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder. Beat until combined. Scrape sides of bowl down if needed. Stir egg and vanilla extract into butter mixture until just combined; mix in flour.
Fill the cookie press with dough; press cookies onto an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add egg and almond extract.
Blend dry ingredients together, then gradually add to wet mixture.
Mix thoroughly.
Divide dough into thirds and color one part red, one part green and leave other part white.
Fill cookie press and press out cookies.
Decorate with colored sugar, colored balls, etc. before baking.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
Great at Christmas or any time.
Cream butter and sugar; add egg and mix well.
Sift together flour, salt and baking powder; add slowly to butter, sugar and egg mixture, mixing well.
Add almond flavoring and mix well.
Add more flour if dough is too soft.
Shape dough with cookie press. Decorate cookies with red and green cherries.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 8 minutes.
Stir dry ingredients.
Cream butter and sugar.
Beat in egg and flavorings.
Add dry ingredients by halves.
Pack into cookie press and form desired shapes on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 375 drgees.
cream butter(or shortening).
slowly add the powdered sugar.
once butter and powdered sugar are mixed well, add: vanilla(or almond) extract, beaten egg yolks, and salt.
SLOWLY add flour until dough is pressable.
use cookie press to press cookies on to large baking sheet.
bake for approximately 8 minutes.
let cool and enjoy.
Cream butter and sugar very well.
Add egg yolk and extract.
Stir in almonds and flour a little at a time until dough is smooth and not too firm.
Shape with a cookie press into rings or \"S\" shapes on buttered cookie sheets.
Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes till golden yellow in color.
Let cookies cool on sheet.
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Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Mix dry ingredients and set aside.
Cream butter, mix in powdered sugar.
Add egg yolks, vanilla, and almond extract.
Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Use a cookie press and decorate with colored sugar. Bake for 5 minutes and allow to cool for 2-3 on the sheet before transferring to wax paper or wire rack. I usually use two baking sheets so the one I am using isn't too warm or it will start to melt the dough and you'll have trouble with the press.
Cream the butter and sugar together.
Add the egg and the vanilla and almond extracts. Beat well.
Sift together the flour and the baking powder. Add to the liquid mixture slowly, mixing until smooth.
Do not chill the dough!
Force through the cookie press.
Decorate with colored sugar crystals before baking.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.
You can add food coloring to the dough before making cookies if you'd like. Green Christmas Trees and Red Hearts look very nice on Santa's plate!