Cocoa Cherry Spritz Cookies

If you don't have a cookie press, you can shape these with your hands.

• Ready In: 23 mins
• Serves: 42
• Yields: 3 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, at room temperature
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  egg yolks
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  cherry extract
• 1⁄4 cup  unsweetened cocoa
• 2  cups all-purpose flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Beat butter until light and fluffy.
3. Add sugar and continue beating until blended.
4. Beat in egg yolks.
5. Beat in vanilla extract.
6. Beat in cherry extract.
7. Beat in cocoa.
8. Add flour and mix well.
9. Using cookie press, press cookies out onto an ungreased baking sheet.
10. Bake about 8 minutes, or until tops are dry but not browned.