the best cookies.

I'm making these right now. They don't require very many ingredients or very much time and they are delicious (if you like shortbread and sugar cookies, you'll love them). My mom used to make them when I was a kid (Jeff's mom made them too), and as soon as I put one in my mouth I am six years old.

Almond Butter Cookies
Approx. 36 servings

1 cup butter
1/2 cup regular sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
(you can add a little bit of vanilla if you like it (I do), but don't use more than the amount of almond extract you're using)
1/4 teaspoon Salt
2 cups unbleached flour
Some extra sugar for rollin'.

Cream butter, sugar, and extract using a mixer. Add salt and flour and mix. You may have to do the end of the mixing by hand, this dough is kind of tricky. Just knead it like bread if you need to. Chill dough for at least one hour. Form one-inch balls and roll in extra sugar (I've also tried rolling them in cinnamon and they were pretty good). Stamp with cookie stamp or flatten with bottom of a glass. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes (until golden but not dark.)