Norwegian Cookies

I made these cookies for the homeschool christmas program.  They were a big hit. 

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1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon almond extract

21-21 maraschino cherrries, halves

*cream butter and sugar.

*add egg and mix well.

*stir in flour and almond extract.

*chill dough 1-2 hours.

*when dough is chilled, make batter into balls the size of walnuts.

*flatten balls on cookie sheet with the bottom of a glass dipped in flour.

*press a 1/2 of a cherry onto each cookie.

*Bake at 350 for 15 mins, until lightly brown.  Do not overbake!

*sprinkle with powered sugar, if desired.