YOU’LL NEED
½ cups sugar
¼ cups butter, softened
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1½ cups all-purpose flour
0.12 cups unsweetened cocoa

Instructions

Heat oven to 375. In large bowl combine all ingredients except
flour and cocoa. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes).

Gradually add flour and cocoa until well mixed (2 – 3 min.). Shape rounded tsp. as desired (1″ balls, 2″-3″ logs, balls flattened, balls with indentations, etc.) or use cookie press.

Place 1″ apart on cookie sheets. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until set. Cool. Decorate with melted chocolate chips, melted almond bark, nuts, colored sugars, candied fruit, candies, maraschino cherries, etc. Yield: 3 dozen.

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