Magic Carpet Cookies

• 1 cup butter
• margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp. vanilla
• almond flavoring
• 2-2/3 cup Gold Medal Flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• Jelly
• thin confectioners' sugar icing

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Mix butter, sugar, egg and flavoring until creamy.
3. Measure flour by sifting.
4. Mix dry ingredients.
5. Blend into butter mixture.
6. Divide dough in half, reserve for trim.
7. Roll remaining dough in 2 (12x6-inch) rectangles on a well-floured or cloth covered board.
8. Cut each rectangle lengthwise in 3 equal strips.
9. With a spatula, carefully lift each strip to an ungreased baking sheet, placing 1 inch apart.
10. Spoon reserved dough into a cooky press.
11. Work in 2 tsp.
12. cream.
13. Using the smallest star design, press out long ropes on each side of strip, and also 1 down center.
14. Bake about 10 minutes, or until edges are delicately browned.
15. Cool.
16. Fill in the rows of trim with jelly or icing.
17. Carefully cut 1-inch diagonal pieces with a sharp knife.
18. Cool.

butter, margarine, sugar, egg, vanilla, almond flavoring, flour, baking powder, salt, thin confectioners

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/6003 (may not work)