Recipe - Holiday Chocolate Butter Cookies

One half cup Sugar
Three fourths cup Butter; softened
1 Egg yolk
1 teaspoon Almond extract
1 One half cup Flour
One fourth cup Unsweetened cocoa

Heat oven to 375F. In large bowl, combine all ingredients except flour and
cocoa. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy (23 minutes). Gradually
add flour and cocoa until well mixed (23 minutes). Shape rounded
teaspoonfuls as desired. (1" balls, 23" logs, balls flattened, balls with
indentations, etc.) or use cookie press. Place 1" apart on cookie sheets.
bake for 79 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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