This is from my friends at Senior Com Chat

1	C	Soft butter (don't use margarine)
1/2	C	Sugar
2 1/4	C	All-purpose flour
1	tsp	Vanilla extract
1/2	tsp	Salt
1		Egg

• Preheat oven to 400. Mix together butter and sugar.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. At this point divide the dough into two or three parts and place in separate bowls.
• Then use food coloring to color the dough different colors then put dough in the press
• Press dough through cookie press onto cookie sheet.
• Bake until the cookies are set but not brown. 6-9 minutes.