Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 eggs
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon almond extract
food coloring
Directions:
Cream shortening, adding sugar in gradually.
Add unbeaten egg, sifted dry ingredients, flavoring and a few drops of food coloring. Mix well.
Fill cookie press. Form cookies on ungreased cookie sheets using the tree plate. Decorate with tiny multi-colored sprinkles.
Bake at 400 F for 6-8 minutes. Cool just slightly and remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. (If you wait too long, they will break when you try to move them.).
Servings: 72
Time preparation: 10 min.
Time total: 16 min.