Swedish Spritz Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened (margarine does not work well in this recipe)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• colored sugar crystals (for decoration) (optional)
• food coloring (for decoration) (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl.

2. 2

   Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix well.

3. 3

   Sift together the flour and baking powder.

4. 4

   Add to the creamed mixture, and mix until smooth.

5. 5

   Do not chill.

6. 6

   If you want to color the dough, separate into portions and mix in a few drops of food coloring before forming cookies. (For example, you can make green christmas trees, red hearts, yellow camels, etc.).

7. 7

   Fill cooky press with dough and force dough through the press.

8. 8

   You can sprinkle colored sugar on cookies before baking.

9. 9

   Bake cookies at 400 degrees (F) for 8-10 minutes.