Nanny Parker~ Spritz Cookies

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup shortening

1 egg

1 Tbsp vanilla

Red and green food coloring (optional)

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. With a pastry blender cut the shortening into the dry ingredients until the mixture is full of fine lumps. It will resemble pie crust or biscuit mix. Measure the egg in a measuring cup, a Large egg will measure 1/4 cup (if it does not add water to the 1/4 cup line) Add the egg and vanilla and beat the mixture very well. Put mixture through cookie press onto ungreased aluminum cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. Remove cookies from pan at once to cool.

* Nanny used to use a metal cookie press, I have one that I bought from Pampered Chef but it makes the cookies larger than Nanny used to make. I would love to find one of the old ones though.