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Yield: 120 Servings M

Ingredients:

2 c Butter
2 c Sugar
4 Egg yolks
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Almond extract
5 c Sifted flour

Instructions:

Cookie press Candied cherries Tinted sugars Frosting * * * * * FROSTING (Ingredients) 1 c Confectioners' sugar sifted 1 tb Water 1/2 ts Almond extract /or Vanilla Food colorings Cookies: 1. Cream butter in a large mixing bowl until it is soft. Gradually add sugar continuing to cream well after each addition until mixture is light and fluffy. 2. Add egg yolks one at a time beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla the stir in flour a small amount at a time. Mix well. 3. Pack dough into metal cookie press and press dough out onto ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate some with candied cherries and colored sugars. Leave some to be frosted. 4. Bake at 400ø for approximate 10 minutes or until edges are golden. 5. Remove cookies from cookie sheet and cool on wire racks. 6. Frost undecorated cookies with frosting and decorate with colored sugars. Frostings: (Make a small bowl in different colors: white dark pink pale green.) 1. Blend sugar water and almond extract / or vanilla in a small bowl. Add a drop or more of coloring to get desired color and blend. If frosting becomes too thin add a bit more sugar a pinch at a time. If it becomes too thick add a small drop of water a little at a time. From the kitchen of Lois Flack