This is for Neko1 (who got a cookie press at her bridal shower) and All Creatures Great And Small who has one but has never used it:

Cookie Press Cookies (Mom's recipe)

Cream 1 cup butter

Add 3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
and optional 3/4 teaspoon of peppermint, lemon or some other extract if you want)

Cream these together until light and fluffy.

Add 2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

At this point you can add food coloring if you want, to some (or all) or the dough.

Use your cookie press, experiment on a piece of tinfoil until you get the knack of whatever shape/size you want. Mistakes/blobs/incomplete ones can just be smooshed back into the rest of the dough.

then press away onto UNGREASED cookie sheets. Bake cookies for 7-10 minutes at 375 degrees - until the edges just barely begin to brown - it depends on what size you make your cookies.

To make chocolate Cookie Press cookies, use only 2 cups of flour, and add 1/4 cup of cocoa powder.

Enjoy!