Mamie Eisenhower's Favorite Spritzboaken

These yummy spritz cookies are said to be our former first-lady's favorite spritz recipe. They are just a little different from the usual, although I personally cannot pinpoint why. Probably just the way all the good ingredients combine. But they are delicious and you'll like them, too. This recipe makes a lot of cookies; I'm guessing at the yield.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 72 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  lb butter, room temperature (no substitutes)
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  large egg
• 2  large  egg yolks
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 4 1⁄2 cups flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350° with rack in center of oven.
2. Cream the butter well, adding the sugar slowly, then cream the two well.
3. Beat in the egg and 2 yolks. Add the vanilla. Please note that you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon vanilla plus 1/8 teaspoon almond extract for all vanilla.
4. Slowly add the flour, mixing well after each addition. This will be a nice, soft dough.
5. Fill a cooky press and press into desired shapes on a ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.