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Ingridients:

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
optional food color paste

Procedure:

Cream butter and sugar until light. Mix in almond extract and food color paste, if desired.

Mix in the flour until dough stops clinging to the sides of the bowl and forms a rough ball. Shape as desired, chill for 30 minutes and bake, at 300 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Do not brown these cookies.

Makes about 4 dozen.