noseprint cookies :: a recipe

1 cup butter

2/3 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1 egg

2 cups flour

1/2 seedless jam

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preheat oven to 350 degrees.

cream butter and sugar together. mix in salt, almond extract and egg.  add flour and mix until a ball of dough forms. roll into 1 1/2 inch balls and place on cookie sheet. 

make a "noseprint" in the center of each ball.

 {if you happen to have a cute human button nose rather than a long pointy troll nose please use the end of a wooden spoon}

bake 10 minutes, then let cookies cool completely. read stories about naughty christmas trolls to pass the time. fill in each noseprint with jam and serve with tea.

tasty variation :: this is my personal favorite

omit the almond extract and add 1/4 tsp lemon extract instead and fill your noseprint cookies with lemon curd. yum!