Spritz

• 1 cup soft butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 t flavoring (vanilla or almond)
• 2 1/2 cups sifted flour

Mix butter, sugar, egg, and flavoring thoroughly. Stir in flour. Add food coloring if desired. Force the dough through a cookie press onto an ungreased cookie sheet in wreaths or Christmas trees. Bake until set but not brown at 400° (7-10 minutes). Makes about 6 dozen cookies.