• 1 cup butter
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2¼ cup flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• dash salt
• 1 tsp almond extract
• maraschino cherries, cut in half

Special Equipment

• cookie press

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar
3. Add egg & beat well
4. Add flour, baking powder, salt & almond extract and mix well
5. Fill a cookie press with dough and press out shapes on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat
6. Add half a maraschino cherry to each cookie and bake at 375° for about 8-10 minutes, keeping an eye on them so they don't burn, until edges are golden brown