Christmas Tree Cookies


Butter 300 grams, flour 400 grams, sugar 200 grams, Eggs 2, vanilla essence 1 teaspoon.  Cream butter and sugar for about 10 minutes till creamy.  Add eggs one by one.  Add vanilla essence and beat for 2 minutes.  Now mix in the flour in small batches at low speed till all is incorporated.  Put in a cookie press with christmas tree mould and press on to a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.  Preheat oven to 180 deg. C and bake for 10-15 minutes till light brown all over.  {Variation :  Can replace 2 tablespoons of flour with cocoa to get cocoa biscuits}.