Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  butter -- (no margarine)
     2/3           cup  confectioners' sugar
  1                     egg -- large
  1                     egg yolk -- large
  1           teaspoon  almond or lemon extract
  2 1/4           cups  flour -- unbleached,
                        -- unsifted
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     1/2      teaspoon  baking powder

Preparation:

Beat butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg, egg yolk and extract. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder; gradually add flour mixture to eggs. Chill dough 1/2 hour. Press 1/4 of the dough into a cookie press. Keep remaining dough chilled. Shape cookies onto a greased baking sheet. Bake in 400 degrees F. oven for 7 to 10 minutes or until done. Cool on wire racks and store in airtight tins. Makes 4 to 6 dozen cookies.

Nutritional Information:

278 Calories (kcal); 20g Total Fat; (63% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 90mg Cholesterol; 272mg Sodium