Norwegian Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon almond extract
21 -24 maraschino cherries, halves

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add egg and mix well.
Stir in flour and almond extract.
Chill dough 1-2 hours.
Make balls the size of small 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 minutes until edges are light brown.
Do not over bake.
You can sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.