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Butter: Holiday Chocolate Butter Cookies

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1/2 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Butter -- softened
1 Egg yolk
1 t Almond extract
1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
1/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder


Recipe

Heat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl combine all ingredients except flour and cocoa. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy (2-3 min.). Gradually add flour and cocoa until well mixed (2-3 min.). Shape rounded teaspoonfuls as desired (1" balls, 2"-3" logs, blls 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.