SPRITZ  PRESSED COOKIES

1½ cups                butter (or ¾ cup butter & ¾ cup shortening)

1 cup                    sugar

1                           egg

¼ teaspoon           salt

½ teaspoon           baking powder

1 teaspoon           vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon           almond extract

3½ cups                all-purpose flour

2 Tablespoons      milk

Force through cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 400°F for 6-9 minutes (until set but not brown).

Immediately remove from cookie sheet.

Makes approx. 6 dozen cookies.