Holiday Spritz Cookies

By smyth77

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
• Few drops of food color, if desired

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400º. Beat butter, sugar and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool completely.