Spritz Cookies

Great recipe, but you will need a cookie press to make spritz. It makes a ton of yummy, buttery cookies, and is well worth the investment.

ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups butter
  1 cup granulated sugar
  1 egg
  2 Tablespoons milk
  1 teaspoon vanilla
  1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  1 teaspoon baking powder
  

directions

Preheat oven to 375?F. Thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk, vanilla, and almond extract; beat well. Stir together flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing to make a smooth dough.

Do not chill.

Place dough into cookie press and press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned around edges; Sprinkle with colored sugars if desired. Remove cookies from sheet; cool on rack.