Christmas Shaped Cookies

From the kitchen of Patricia Starkey

Ingredients

1 cup of shortening
3/4 cup of sugar
2 1/4 cups of sifted all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 teaspoon of almond extract
1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Food coloring

Directions

Cream shortening and sugar together. Mix in the egg and almond extract. Blend in the dry ingredients and tint with red or green food coloring. Form cookies into Christmas trees, wreathes, etc. using a cookie press on an ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with cinnamon balls or multicolored sprinkles. Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees. Place immediately on a cooling rack.