Spritz

By Lauren Farish

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups butter or margarine
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:

1. Thoroughly cream butter and sugar.
2. Add egg, milk, vanilla and almond extract. Beat well. 
3. Sift flour and baking powder. Add gradually to the creamed mixture, mixing until smooth. Do not chill. 
4. Force through cookie press onto an ungreased cookie sheet. 
5. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Let cool. 

Makes 72 cookies.