Brown-eyed Susan
Makes 5 dozen
1 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 tablespoon hot water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Cream butter or margarine and 1/4 cup white sugar until light
and fluffy. Blend in almond extract. Add flour and salt; mix
well.
3. Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place on
ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten middle of dough ball with
thumb print. Bake 8-10 mins or until golden brown around
edges. Let cool.
4. To make Frosting: combine confectioner's sugar and cocoa.
Add water and vanilla and mix well. Place chocolate frosting
into thumb print indention of cooled cookies.