Chocolate Chip Butter Cookies - A Unique Cookie For The Holidays

Photo: Denay Davis

Ingredients

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened

2/3 cup sugar

2 egg yolks

1 teaspoon almond extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups sifted cake flour

1 cup miniature chocolate morsels

Preparation

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees (Middle oven rack)

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy (about 12-15 minutes)

Add egg yolks and extract. Beat well.

Stir flour and salt together.

Add flour to egg and sugar mixture.

Dough will be soft.

Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Remove from refrigerator.

Using a rolling pin, roll dough out to ¼ to ½ inch in thickness

Cut dough with 1 to 3 inch round cookie/biscuit cutters (Depending on the size cookie you desire)

Place on ungreased cookie sheet

Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes or until delicately browned on edges

If the dough becomes too soft to handle refrigerate for 30-40 minutes. Divide the dough into 2-3 sections, cut and bake cookies a little at a time. This is a delicate, buttery cookie that is totally addictive!

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About

The cookie was originally sold at the Miami Bake Shoppe in Southfield, Michigan. The cook became too expensive to produce and was removed from the menu. I located the recipe in a "paper" book of recipes printed in the early 1970s. This has been my signature cookie for the last 30 years! Enjoy!!!