Spritz Recipe

Cookie

Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine 2/3 cup sugar 3 egg yolks 1 tsp vanilla flavoring (or almond) 2 1/2 cups flour Directions: Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix butter, sugar, egg yolks, and flavoring thoroughly. Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Work in flour a little at a time. Using 1/4 dough at a time, force dough through cooky press on ungreased baking sheet in desired shapes. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until set but not brown (watch closely). Makes about 6 dozen cookies.(I think it actually makes less) To make these in the ""Holiday Spritz"" fashion, omit flavoring and add 1 tsp of rum flavoring. Tint dough delicate pastel shades with food coloring--red or green work well. Can also make these as ""Chocolate Spritz"" by blending in 2 squares unsweetened chocolate (2 oz.) melted, into the shortening mixture.