This recipe came with the cookie press my mother purchased in the '40s or '50s. I've not found another to equal it. These cookies are super easy and delicious.
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
3 tsp. milk or cream
food dye, optional
colored sugar and/or sprinkles, optional
Cream butter, add sugar and stir together thoroughly. Add the unbeaten egg yolk and vanilla, mix well. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir thoroughly. Tint dough with food dyes, if desired. Press cookies through a cookie press onto ungreased baking sheets. Decorate with colored sugar and/or sprinkles, if desired. Bake at 400ºF for 10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned.
For a more mellow flavor, allow cookies to age 2-6 weeks before eating, but who can wait that long?!
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