Mom's Butter Cookies

2 c Butter

1 c Sugar

2 Egg

2 ts Vanilla extract

2 ts Lemon extract

2 ts Almond extract

5 c Flour

1 ts Baking powder

Beat sugar and butter til fluffy. Add egg and extracts and mix well. (If a color dough is desired, ie. green for trees etc... add at this time). Add dry ingredients and mix til smooth. Chill at least 1 hour. Great for use with cookie press. If rolling dough for use with cookie cutters add an additional 1/2 cup of flour. Bake in 400degree oven for about 5 minutes until the cookie no longer shine. Will be dull in color. SOURCE: Mom's favorite cookie press dough... mine too! Kim Beyers

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