Almond Christmas Tree Cookies

• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• green food coloring
• 1 small decorating decorative candies or 1 small colored crystal sugar

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Sift flour& baking powder.
3. Set aside.
4. Cream margerine,shortening& sugar.
5. Beat in egg& almond extract.
6. Gradually blend in flour mixture.
7. Tint dough with a few drops of green food coloring.
8. Mix well.
9. Fill a cookie press.
10. Use the tree plate.
11. form cookies on a ungreased cookie sheets.
12. decorate with the candies,or colored sugar.
13. Bake 8-10 minute.
14. Remove at once to cooling racks.
15. 6 dozen cookies.

margarine, shortening, egg, sugar, almond, flour, baking powder, green food coloring, crystal sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/almond-christmas-tree-cookies-78854 (may not work)