Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Hershey’s cocoa
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda

2 Tbsp butter or margarine
2 Tbsp Hershey’s cocoa
2 Tbsp water
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp almond extract

1 cup chopped or sliced almonds

Directions

In large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until well blended. Add sugar; beat well. Add egg, vanilla and almond extract; beat until blended. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Divide dough into fourths; shape each part into ball. Place one ball on wax paper; flatten into a round. Repeat with remaining balls. Wrap well; refrigerate about 6 hours or overnight. Heat oven to 375=B0F. Working with one part at a time, on lightly floured flat surface, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut with 2-inch diameter round cookie cutter. Place cutouts on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool completely.

Drizzle glaze over tops of cookies. Immediately garnish with almonds. About 4 dozen cookies.

Cocoa Glaze: In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add cocoa and water, stirring until thickened. Do not boil. Remove from heat. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and almond extract, if desired, beating with whisk or spoon until smooth. Use immediately. About 1/2 cup glaze.