Ingredients
FROM LOIS FLACK
CYBEREALM BBS (315)7861120
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1 cookie (ingredients)
2 cup butter
2 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
5 cup sifted flour
1 cookie press
1 candied cherries
1 tinted sugars
1 frosting
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1 frosting (ingredients)
1 cup confectioners' sugar sifted
1 tbsp water
1/2 tsp almond extract /or vanilla
1 food colorings
Directions
Cookies:
1. Cream butter, in a large mixing bowl, until it is soft. Gradually
add sugar, continuing to cream well after each addition, until
mixture is light and fluffy.
2. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla, the stir in flour, a small amount at a time. Mix
well.
3. Pack dough into metal cookie press and press dough out onto
ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate some with candied cherries and
colored sugars. Leave some to be frosted.
4. Bake at 400ø for approximate 10 minutes or until edges are golden.
5. Remove cookies from cookie sheet and cool on wire racks.
6. Frost undecorated cookies with frosting and decorate with colored
sugars. Frostings: (Make a small bowl in different colors: white, dark
pink, pale green.)
1. Blend sugar, water and almond extract / or vanilla in a small
bowl. Add a drop or more of coloring, to get desired color, and
blend. If frosting becomes too thin, add a bit more sugar, a pinch at
a time. If it becomes too thick, add a small drop of water, a little
at a time.
From the kitchen of Lois Flack
Servings: 120 servings
Press Cookies Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cookie
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