Recipe For Cooking Butter-Almond Dream Cookies

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Butter-Almond Dream Cookies

1/2 C. (1 stick) butter (no substitutes)
1/2 C. vegetable shortening
1/2 C. sugar
1 tea. almond extract or flavoring
2 1/4 C. flour
Maraschino cherries

Cream butter, vegetable shortening, sugar and almond extract or flavoring. Add sifted flour, mixing gently to blend thoroughly. Shape dough into balls using 1 level Tbsp. of dough for each. Press a cherry into tops of each ball, allowing cherry to show slightly. Place on unprepared cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 min., until delicately browned.