Sugar Cookies

From John's Kitchen (he's my boss)....

Ingredients

• 3 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp lemon extract or 1 tsp rum extract (optional)
• 2 sticks butter
• 2 1/2 cups flour

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixer.
3. Add the flour, the vanilla (and lemon or rum), and the egg yolks.  Mix.
4. Either roll and cut into thin circles (approximately 1/4 inch thick) or use a cookie press to stamp out cookies.  Remember to follow the cookie press instructions in chilling the dough and using a cold not-non-stick surface.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 7 to 10 minutes or until the edges turn light brown.

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