Heavenly Cookies Cookbook

Janette Dixon

Best Ever Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

cup butter

/4 cup sugar

egg yolks

teaspoon vanilla extract

/4 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 cups flour, divided

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add well-beaten egg yolks and vanilla

and almond extracts.

Mix in half of flour, then turn on a floured board and knead in the remaining

half of the flour.

Roll out and cut with Christmas cookie cutters.

Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes watching

cookies very carefully.

Decorate with

colored sugar crystals, nuts, candied cherries or your favorite topping