Yields 5-6 dozen small cookies
Ingredients:
1 2/3 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Sift together flour & salt. Cream butter, gradually add sugar and cream well. Blend in egg, vanilla & almond extract. Add dry ingredients gradually; mix thoroughly. Press dough firmly into a cookie press & press on ungreased baking sheet into desired shape. Decorate, if desired. Bake at 400º for 8-10 minutes until delicately browned.
Variations
Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon cloves & ¼ teaspoon allspice to dry ingredients. Press through press into 2x1" sticks or other shapes.
Add 2 teaspoons grated orange or lemon rind to butter. Use star plate & form 2-3 dozen crescents or other shapes.