Directions:

Tools needed: Cookie Press

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and baking powder.

In a separate large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk, vanilla extract and almond extract; mix well.

Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture; beat until combined. Do not chill.

Fill cookie press with dough and with desired disks; press cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes on the cookie sheet placed on a cooling rack. Remove from the baking sheet and place on the wire rack to cool completely.

Notes:

Do not chill dough before using:
Dough should be at room temperature to be piped through the press. If dough was frozen, bring to room temperature before piping it through press.

Chill your pans:
If cookies start to spread or kitchen is warm, try chilling pans in fridge before piping cookies on the pan.

Reuse dough:
If any cookies come out misshapen, just put dough back in the bowl and reuse it.

Add favorite flavors:
Use favorite extracts like orange, anise or peppermint to personalize your cookie flavor. Add flavoring in addition to or in place of almond flavoring.

Make buttercream spritz cookie sandwiches:
Spritz cookies can be sandwiched together with buttercream or other fillings.

Decorating spritz cookies jimmies, sugars or nonpareils:
When using sprinkles, jimmies, sugars and nonpareils, roll cookie dough in sprinkles prior to baking to ensure they stick and bake into your cookies. If adding sprinkles after baking, the sprinkles will not stick without using melted candy or icing. Shaped sprinkles may melt in the oven, so sticking with jimmies, sugar and nonpareils are best.

To color:
Use Color Right concentrated food coloring to color your dough.

Freeze cookie dough:
To freeze unused cookie dough, wrap in plastic and place in a resealable bag. Dough can be kept for about 2 months. Make sure to bring dough back to room temperature before using.

Freezing baked cookies:
Bring baked cookies to room temperature, then place in an airtight container and freeze for up to 3-4 months.