Spritzgeback

Ingredients

1 c butter
5/8 c confectioners sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 t almond
2 1/4 c flour unbleached
1/4 ts salt
1/2 ts baking powder

Instructions

Beat butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg, egg yolk and extract. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder; gradually add flour mixture to eggs. Chill dough 1/2 hour. Press 1/4 of the dough into a cookie press. Keep remaining dough chilled. Shape cookies onto a greased baking sheet. Bake in 400 degrees F. oven for 7 to 10 minutes or until done. Cool on wire racks and store in airtight tins. Makes 4 to 6 dozen cookies.