Name: Christmas Butter Cookies
Cook time: 12 min
Ingredients: 3 cup sifted flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoon vanilla

Christmas Butter Cookies

There's nothing better than butter cookies. And on Christmas, you've gotta have great cookies. Make these Christmas butter cookies for a sweet treat on the special holiday.

Cooking Time12 min

Ingredients

3 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla

Instructions

Sift together flour and salt. Cream butter. Gradually add sugar, creaming well. Blend in eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add the dry ingredients gradually and mix thoroughly.
Press through a cookie press onto ungreased baking sheets.
Use the star plate forcing about 3 inches of dough into an enclosed circle (use a circular motion).
Put half of a candied cherry on top or 1/4 teaspoon of apricot jam and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
Using other plates from the cookie press make other shapes, for example the bar shape to make a long finger shaped cookie and dip the ends in melted chocolate and chopped nuts.
You can also put two cookies together filled with melted chocolate.
Bake; in a moderate oven 375 degrees F 10 to 12 minutes until delicately browned.