Chocolate butter cookies

 

• 3/4 cup sugar 
• 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened 
• 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract 
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 

How To Make

1. Combine sugar and butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg and almond extract; continue beating until well mixed.
2. Combine flour, cocoa and salt in another bowl.  Add flour mixture gradually to butter mixture, beating at low speed and scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
3. Divide dough into thirds. Wrap each third in plastic food wrap; refrigerate 2 hours or overnight until firm.
4. Heat oven to 375°F. 
5. Shape dough with floured hands, one-third at a time (keep remaining dough refrigerated), into 1-inch balls. Form balls into desired shapes (balls, squares, logs, etc.) or follow variations as directed below. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 7-9 minutes or until set. (Surface may crack slightly.) Cool completely. Decorate as desired