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Best Cookies: Chocolate Butter Cookies
by: Donna Monday
Butter cookies are basic, easy-to-make cookies that can be shaped and decorated in many colorful ways. Chocolate and almond flavoring add a deliciously elegant taste to our traditional butter cookies. Eat them plain or dress them up. These chocolate cookies are guaranteed crowd pleasers. Chocolate Butter Cookies ½ cup sugar ¾ cup butter, softened 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon almond extract 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa Directions Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a 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 minutes). Shape rounded teaspoonfuls as desired into 1-inch balls, logs, or other shapes (or use a cookie press). Place cookies 1-inch 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, maraschino cherries, etc. About the author: Copyright 2005 Donna Monday Love Cookies? All your favorites here http://www.best-cookie-jar-recipes.com Circulated by Article Emporium

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