Finger Sandwich Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 eggs
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 30 drops red food coloring
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• cream together butter and sugar. add eggs, vanilla and food coloring of your choice. add dry ingredients and mix well.
• place dough in a pastry bag fitted with a number 4-s tip (the s means 'star'), and pipe out in 2 inch bars on greased baking pan. (can also be piped into rosettes or other shapes)
• bake for about 5 to 7 minutes. put baked cookies together with jam, frosting or melted chocolate.