Shaped 
Christmas Cookies

• 1 1/4 cups butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 ounce package chocolate kiss candies

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; blend well. Stir in flour.

Press dough from a cookie press 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets, using a star or daisy shaped disc. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes. Press a chocolate kiss in center of each warm cookie, point side up. Remove t wire racks to cool.

Yield: 6 dozen.

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