Tracie's Spritz Cookie

By traciesparks

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Stir together flour and baking powder. Beat butter or margarine for 30 seconds; add sugar and beat till fluffly. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract, if desired; beat well. Gradually add dry ingredients to beaten mixture, beating till well combined. DO NOT CHILL. Force dough through a cookie press onto an ungreased cookie sheet. If desired, sprinkle with colored sugars or with ground almonds dyed red or green with food coloring. Bake at 400 degree oven for 7 to 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Makes about 60.