Butter Rich Spritz Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup butter , softened
• 1.25 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 large egg yolks
• 0.5 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Sift flour and salt together; set aside.

3. 3

   Beat butter and sugar together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

4. 4

   Stir in egg yolks, almond extract, and vanilla extract.

5. 5

   Gradually blend in sifted flour mixture.

6. 6

   Fill a cookie press with dough and shoot cookies about 1 ½ inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. If you like, decorate with colored sugar or sprinkles at this time.

7. 7

   Bake cookies for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven; let cool on cookie sheet.

8. 8

   Serve and enjoy!