Chocolate Butter Cookies

By
Peggy Moss, Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Melt-in your mouth chocolate cookies

Preparation time
15 minutes
Cooking time
9 minutes
Total time
24 minutes
Yield
36 Cookies

Ingredients

1⁄2 cup sugar 3⁄4 cup butter (softened) 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon almond extract 1 1⁄2 cups flour 1⁄4 cup cocoa

Instructions

Combine sugar, butter, egg yolk and almond extract; beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and cocoa until well mixed. Shape by rounded teaspoonfuls; place one inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 7–9 minutes until set. Cool. Decorate cookies if desired.