Favorite Holiday Cookies

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 24 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 -2 1/2 cups flour
• food coloring, if desired
• candies or colored crystal sugar, for decorating, if desired

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening, sugar, and egg.
• 2 add the extracts and salt.
• 3 mix in the flour, blending well, but don't overmix.
• 4 if desired divide the dough and add coloring. a little extra flour may be needed if liquid coloring is used.
• 5 shape cookies into desired shapes: form by hand, use cookie gun, or use cookie cutters. place on ungreased baking sheet.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 5 to 8 minutes, or until edges turn a very light golden color.