Recipe Directions
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Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) softened butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder colored sugar crystals
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg, vanilla, and almond extract; beat well. Sift together the flour and baking powder and add to the creamed mixture. (Do not chill the dough.) Force the dough through a cookie press 1-inch apart onto a greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugar and cookie decors as desired. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or just until set. These cookies should not brown. Cool on racks.
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Yield
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5 dozen
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