Almond Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

• ½ Cup butter (1 stick), softened

• ½ Cup sugar

• 1 Egg

• 1 tsp almond extract

• 1 ½ Cups flour

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ¼ tsp salt

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth. Add the egg and almond extract and mix all together.

2. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt together. Slowly add to the cookie mixture until well combined.

3. Scoop into 1-inch balls and then flatten on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with white sugar if desired.

4. Bake for 12-14 minutes and cool on racks.

Makes about 1 ½ dozen cookies.