| Recipe Ingredients: |
| 1 |
cup butter or margarine softened |
| 1 |
cup sugar |
| 1 |
egg |
| 1/2 |
teaspoon almond extract |
| 1/2 |
teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 2 |
cups all purpose flour |
| 1/2 |
cup cocoa powder |
| 1/4 |
teaspoon baking powder |
| 1/4 |
teaspoon baking soda |
| 1/8 |
teaspoon salt |
| 1 |
cup semi-sweet chocolate chips |
| |
additional sugar |
| |
slivered blanched almonds |
Cooking Directions: |
| 1. |
Beat butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add egg and almond and vanilla extracts; beat well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating to form smooth dough. Stir in small chocolate chips. If necessary, refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
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| 2. |
Heat oven to 350F. Shape dough into 1-1/8-inch balls; roll in sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Place three slivered almonds on top of each ball; press slightly
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| 3. |
Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool slightly. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely
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