Things You'll Need:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. almond extract
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Step 1
Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Set out three baking sheets; do not grease.
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Step 2
Stir dry ingredients together. Add the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and a pinch of salt to a medium size mixing bowl; stir together and set aside.
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Step 3
Beat the butter in a large mixing bowl for 1 minute. Add the sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and almond extract.
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Step 4
Add 1 cup of the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mix together with a mixing spoon. Add the other cup and mix together until well combined.
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Step 5
Roll a tablespoon of dough into a ball. Roll the ball in sugar and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Roll rest of the dough into balls in the same manner; make approximately three dozen.
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Step 6
Place 12 balls on a cookie sheet about 2 inches apart; press down on each ball with the buttered bottom of a drinking glass to flatten. (The butter keeps the glass from sticking to the dough.) Bake the cookies for approximately 10 minutes. Do not let the cookies brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
