From the Kitchen of the Craig Family
1 c. margarine or butter (2 sticks), softened
� c. sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 375� F. In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat margarine or butter with sugar until creamy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla until blended. At low speed, beat in flour just until blended, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
Spoon half of dough into cookie press and press cookies about 1 inch apart onto ungreased large cookie sheet. Decorate as desired.
Bake cookies 12 to 14 minutes, until lightly browned around the edges. Let cookies remain on cookie sheet on wire rack 3 minutes to cool slightly. Remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
Yields: about 4.5 dozen
Recipe Note: A �Good Housekeeping� recipe. One of our favorite Christmas cookies.