Toastmaster TMCKM2SIM Use And Care Manual page 17

RECIPES
Holiday Butter Cookies
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
food coloring
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract
colored sugar crystals
1. Preheat oven to 375˚F.
2. Use an electric mixer to cream the butter and margarine together
until fluffy. Gradually beat in the sugar.
3. Add the egg and a few drops of food coloring (red for Valentines
Day, green for Christmas Trees) and mix well.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add half of the
flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend until smooth.
Repeat with the rest of the flour mixture.
5. Fill the Cookie Press with dough and select any Cookie Disc.
Select Cookie Disc 5 for Valentines Day, or Disc 1 for Christmas
Trees, or any other. Form the cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.
Decorate with colored sugar crystals.
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets and cool on
wire racks.
Yield: 6 to 7 dozen
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