This is one of Billy's favorite cookies. It reminds me of an almond shortbread cookie. I made these cookies with my cooky press. The recipe is from my Mom's cooky press recipe book. The summer before Bill and I got married my Mom and I went to garage sales looking for some household items. Mom always made these cooky press cookies every year for Christmas. So when I found an old cooky press (probably an antique and that must by why it is called a "cooky" my spell check is telling me this is wrong...hehehe) at the garage sale for $1.00 I had to have it. The only thing is it did not have any recipes, but that was ok, I just copied my Mom's recipes from her cooky press. I love this old aluminum cooky press. I had bought a new one thinking new and improved would be better, but it quit working right away with the batch of cookies I was trying it out on so I am back to my old and trust worthy antique cooky press.
Christmas Trees
1 C shortening ( I use crisco)
3/4 C sugar
1 egg
2 1/4 C flour
1/8 t salt
1/4 t baking powder
2 t almond extract
green food coloring
Cream shortening, adding sugar gradually
Add unbeaten egg, dry ingredients, almond extract and a few drops of green food coloring
Mix well
Fill a cooky press with dough. Form cookies on ungreased cookie sheet, using the tree plate. Decorate with tiny candies.
