Recipe: Magic Carpet Cookies

MAGIC CARPET COOKIES

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
3 tsp. flavoring (almond or vanilla)
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal Flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Cream well butter, sugar, egg, flavoring. Stir dry ingredients together; blend in.

Reserve half of dough. Roll rest into 2 rectangles, 12x6-inches, on heavily floured cloth-covered board. Cut each rectangle lengthwise into 3 equal strips. With spatula, carefully lift each strip onto ungreased baking sheet, placing about 1-inch apart.

Spoon reserved dough into cookie press**. If too dry, add 1 to 2 tsp. cream. Using smallest star design, press out in long ropes on each side of each strip and one rope down center.

Bake 10 minutes, or until edges are light brown.

Cool; then fill in between rows with jelly or Confectioners' Sugar Icing (1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, 1/2 tsp. flavoring and enough cream for spreading consistency; .tint if desired). Carefully cut into 1-inch diagonal pieces with sharp knife.

Makes 60 to 70 cookies
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe pamphlet: Bake Up a Story, Betty Crocker, General Mills Inc., not dated