Ingredients
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Add sifted dry ingredients.
- Remove 1/3 cup dough and tint it by stirring in a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder.
- Refrigerate at least an hour to make dough easier to handle.
- Form the dough into desired shapes.
- Bake at 325 degrees on an ungreased cookie sheet for 12 to 16 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- To Make Sheep:
- Shape dough into little balls from 1/8 inch to 1/2 inch.
- Arrange white dough in ovals about 2 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches - as a wooly sheep.
- Roll four little chocolate dough balls between your fingers to form legs and attach.
- Form 1/2 inch chocolate ovals for heads. Add a bit of white dough for an eye.