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Mom's Butter Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb. margarine or butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
41/2 cups flour
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Mix the final stages with your hands until smooth. Divide dough and add food coloring to sections. Put dough into a cookie press. Press onto cookie sheet and add sprinkle or colored sugar (if desired) Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. You can change colors for the different season or theme.

 

 

 

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