Beat butter, gradually adding sugar, until creamy. Beat in eggs and flavorings.

Load cookie dough into a cookie press or pastry bag.

Press a small amount out onto ungreased cookie sheets lined with parchment paper using any desired shape disc.

Bake at 400° for 6 to 8 minutes.

Yield: 6 1/2 dozen small cookies.

Variations: Food coloring may be added (such as green when pressing out trees). Sprinkle tops with colored sugar or press a maraschino cherry into the center of a wreath shape. Nonpareils make pretty Christmas bulbs pressed into wreath shapes.

Submitted by: CM