OLD FASHIONED BUTTER BALL COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets with Crisco. Place cookie press in the refrigerator.
• With a mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add in egg and extract and beat until mixed well.
• Sift together four, salt and baking powder. Add flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 parts, mixing well after each addition.
• Pack the dough into a chilled cookie press and press them onto the greased cookie sheets.
• Sprinkle with colored sugars or sprinkles.
• Bake for 7 minutes (*see notes) or until they are just barely golden brown on the edges. Cool on wire racks.
• Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Grease a glass pie plate with butter and set aside.
• In a medium sized saucepan add the ingredients and cook over medium heat, stir until smooth.
• Once the mixture begins to rapidly boil, stir the mixture constantly for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir an additional 2 minutes, it will begin to dull slightly, pour into the pie pan and leave to cool.
• Cool completely, slice and serve.