Buttery Spritz Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, softened (no substitutions)
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon good quality vanilla
• 5 cups sifted flour

Recipe

• 1 cream butter until soft in very large mixing bowl. gradually add sugar,creaming well after each addition until light and fluffy. add egg yolks one at a time beating well after each addition. stir in vanilla. stir in flour a small amount at a time , mix well.
• 2 fit dough into cookie press and press onto ungreased cookie sheets. decorate with colored sugars as desired.
• 3 bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes.
• 4 cookies are done when very lightly browned. remove to wire rack to cool completely.