2/3 cup sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Heat oven to 400F. In large mixer bowl combine sugar, butter, egg, salt, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture is light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add flour. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed, 2 to 3 minutes. Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Note: Can also color dough with food coloring, and decorate with dragées and colored sugar.
Teresa in KL- Germany Dec 13, 2008
Would make this again.
I picked this out for a quick, easy recipe...and it was just that. It is great. I switched the vanilla for a vanilla/almond mix. But, all the same, fantastic and simple. I, too, made them in red (wreaths), green (trees), and yellow (stars). So easy, my husband even helped. I will make them for many Christmases to come.
Dec 12, 2008
Would make this again.
these are the best cookies i ever made.
Paul Reigle in Arizona Dec 11, 2008
Would make this again.
They are an almost melt-in-your-mouth treat. I do them in red, green and yellow. You can also do a red core with green wrapped around it and use your wreath disk. The result looks like you spent a lot of time making wreaths with red berries on them.
Gina in Florida Dec 9, 2008
Would make this again.
I love these cookies. I make them with almond extract and they are yummy! They taste great and look very pretty on a plate with the other Christmas cookies I make.
A cookie baker Dec 8, 2008
Would make this again.
This is a family tradition at our house - to make them in red, green and white, however, we substitute almond extract for the vanilla for more flavor.
Angela in South Dakota Dec 7, 2008
Would make this again.
Very easy and quick to make. Turned out right the first try.
Dec 2, 2008
Would make this again.
These are the easiest cookies to make. Very tasty. The dough works very well in the cookie press. I would definately make them again,in fact we have!
Sammi Zakrzewski in Avalon, NJ Nov 29, 2008
Would make this again.
Easy, quick and tasty. With two little grand daughters, these are the perfect cookies to make with them. No fuss, no muss, just lots of fun and laughter.The girls love to decorate them almost as much as they love to eat them. This has started a new tradition. Their Mother's go out Christmas shopping and we girls stay at home making these wonderful cookies. They start asking the day afterHalloween if it iis time to go to Mom-Mom's to make magic (they call them that because they are amazed of the shapes that come out of the shooter)cookies yet? Since I found this recipe,I make cookies for ALL of the holidays. And use different flavorings also. I would encourage everyone to try this recipe,you'll never go searching for another one again.
Nov 22, 2008
Would make this again.
these are great i have been eating them for ever yummmmmmy my grandma makes them every year for christmas and i know there a lot of work but worth it!! i love them!
A cookie baker in Leadville, CO Nov 9, 2008
Would not make this again.
These cookies are okay and they work very well at high altitude. They just weren't sweet enough for me. Very cakey: mostly flour and butter.
