Butter Dream Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 C butter
  • 1/2 C shortening
  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1 tsp. almond extract
  • 2 1/4 C flour
  • maraschino cherries

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream together butter and shortening until creamy. Add sugar and almond extract; creaming well. Blend in flour; mix well.
Shape dough into balls using 1 level Tablespoon of dough; press a maraschino cherry into top of each ball, allowing cherry to show slightly. Bake 8-10 minutes on ungreased cookie sheets.