1/2 cup of butter
1/2 vegetable shortening
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of heavy cream
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 and 1/2 cups of flour
Cream the butter, shortening, sugar, heavy cream and vanilla
If you plan on tinting the cookie dough, add the food coloring or gel now
Add the flour
Fill a pastry bag or cookie press and press onto ungreased cookie sheet
Leave plain or decorate prior to baking
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes