Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

These chocolate chip cookies don't have brown sugar as most chocolate chip cookies do.  They are flavored with almond extract as a nice variation from the usual.  Use your choice of chocolate chips: semi-sweet, milk chocolate, or dark chocolate.  I used milk chocolate this time.  Also, these are small, bite-sized cookies using just a teaspoon of dough.  Make 'em bigger if you'd like, simply adjust the cooking time.

ALMOND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (makes approximately 4 dozen at this size)

1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temp
1 tsp almond extract
1 1/3 cups AP flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Beat in egg and almond extract..

Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well.  Fold in the chocolate chips.

Drop by teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto a parchment-lined or Silpat-lined baking sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown.  Remove to a wire rack to cool.