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Spritzgeback (spritz cookies)

Yield: 10 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1 c Butter; (No Margarine)
• 2/3 c Confectioners' Sugar
• 1 ea Egg; Large
• 1 ea Egg Yolk; Large
• 1 ts Almond Or Lemon Extract
• 2 1/4 c Flour; Unbleached Unsifted
• 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.

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