Butter Almond Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 Cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 2 hard-cooked egg yolks, mashed
• 1 egg yolk, slightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 Teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

• Cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Mix in cooked and raw egg yolks, almond extract, and lemon zest.
• Gently fold in flour with a wooden spoon.
• For pink hearts, add a few drops of red food coloring and mix thoroughly. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat over to 350 degrees. Lightly spray baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray.
• Roll out the dough to 1/4" thickness on a floured surface. Stamp out hearts with cookie cutters and arrange on prepared baking sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or lightly browned around the edges.
• Remove from the oven and cool.
• Decorate with icing and Valentines sprinkles! Makes about a dozen.