SHEEPY COOKIES (OR SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH TO SHAPE AS YOU WISH)

Steps:

• 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.