Holiday Chocolate Butter Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• melted chocolate chips
• melted almond bark
• nuts
• colored crystal sugar
• candied fruit
• maraschino cherry

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375*.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine all ingredients except flour and cocoa.
• 3 beat at medium speed until light and fluffy (2-3 min.).
• 4 gradually add flour and cocoa until well mixed.
• 5 (2-3 min).
• 6 shape rounded teaspoonfuls as desired.
• 7 you can make them into 1 inch balls, 2-3 inch logs, balls flattened, balls with indentations etc.
• 8 you can make them in a cookie press too.
• 9 place 1" apart on cookie sheets.
• 10 bake 7-9 minutes or until set.
• 11 cool.
• 12 decorate with melted chocolate chips, melted almond bark, nuts, colored sugars, candied fruit, candies, maraschino cherries, etc.