Almond Thumbprint Cookies

• COOKIE DOUGH
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter (do not substitute margarine)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• ICING
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon melted butter
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

1. For cookies:
2. Cream butter and sugar.
3. Beat in the flour, extract and salt.
4. Stir in the pecans.
5. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Make thumbprint in each cookie.
7. Bake at 300u0b0F for 20-30 minutes.
8. Let cool.
9. For Icing:
10. Mix all Icing ingredients and thin with a little milk if needed , to make a smooth icing . You may add a drop or two of food color to tint the icing . Fill cooled cookies with icing.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/almond-thumbprint-cookies-151624 (may not work)