Beat butter and sugar together until smooth and creamy.
Stir in flour, salt,egg, vanilla extract and food colouring if wanted.
If dough is sticky, refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour.
Place dough in cookie press and form shapes on an ungreased cookie sheet and decorate as desired.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until set but not brown.
Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack and cool.
Notes
Prep time will vary as it depends on what shapes you make with these and how long you take!Yield will also vary greatly depending on the shapes you make, whether they are large or small.