Spritz Cookies

Ok so I love the holiday and I love to bake. The kids love to help w/this recipe. You will need a cookie press. Hope you enjoy.

Lime Spritz Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups butter (no substitutes), softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 package (3 ounces) lime gelatin (or any jello flavor you like)
  
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Red and green colored sugar, optional

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and gelatin. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough into desired shapes 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 14 dozen