Chill dough. Force through cooky press onto ungreased baking sheet in letter S’s, rosettes, fluted bars, or other desired shapes. Bake until set ... but not brown. TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven). TIME: Bake 7 to 10 min. AMOUNT: About 6 doz. cookies. CHOCOLATE SPRITZ Follow (KEY) recipe above—but blend into the shortening mixture 4 sq. unsweetened chocolate (4 oz.), melted. Have baking sheet cold before forcing cooky dough through press onto it. If sheet is not cold, the fat in the dough will melt and the cookies will pull away from the sheet when the press is lifted. BUTTER COOKIES Follow (KEY) recipe for Butter Cookies on p. 31. Force chilled dough through cooky press onto ungreased baking sheet in form of flowers, wreaths, or any desired shapes. [Illustration: Dough for press cookies may be rolled out and cut into desired shapes. For wreaths, cut with scalloped cooky cutter ... then cut out center with a smaller sized cutter.] ★ ALMOND WREATHS _Beautiful almond-topped garlands._ Mix together thoroughly ... 1 cup soft shortening (mostly butter) ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar 2 egg yolks 1 egg white 1 tsp. vanilla ¼ tsp. salt Sift together and work in with the hands ... 2 cups _sifted_ GOLD MEDAL Flour Chill dough. Force through cooky press onto ungreased baking sheet in shape of wreaths. Brush wreaths with slightly beaten egg white. Sprinkle with mixture of 2 tbsp. sugar, ¼ tsp. cinnamon, and ¼ cup very finely chopped blanched almonds. Bake until set ... but not brown. TO DECORATE Press bits of red or green candied cherry into top of wreaths to simulate a bow. TEMPERATURE: 350° (mod. oven). TIME: Bake 8 to 10 min. AMOUNT: About 6 doz. cookies. ALPHABETICAL INDEX General Methods, pages 14 and 15 Almond Crescents, 41 Almond Macaroons, 21 Almond Paste, 21 Almond Wreaths, 43 Animal Cookies, 37 Applesauce Cookies, 17 Bar Cookies, 26 Bell Cookies, 37 Berliner Kranser, 42 Boy and Girl Cookies, 37 Brazil or Pecan Jumbles, 20 Brown Sugar Drops, 16 Brownies, 26 Burnt Butter Icing, 18 Busy-Day Coconut Drops, 16 Busy-Day Nut Drops, 16 Butter Cookies, 31 and 43 Butter Fingers, 41 Butterscotch Cookies, 18 Caraway Cookies, 30 Cherry and Hatchet Cookies, 31 Cherry-Coconut Macaroons, 21 Chocolate Chip Cookies, 20 Chocolate-Coconut Macaroons, 21 Chocolate Cream Drops, 18 Chocolate-Frosted Brownies, 26 Chocolate Icing, 18 Chocolate Pinwheels, 30 Chocolate Refrigerator Cookies, 22 Chocolate Spritz, 43 Christmas Tree Cookies, 37 Coconut Cream Drops, 18 Coconut Jumbles, 20 Coconut-Lemon Bars, 28 Coconut Macaroons, 21 Coffee-and-Spice Drops, 17 Cookies with Faces, 31 Dainty Tea Brownies, 26 Date-and-Nut Squares, 27