Italian Butterball Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.75 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 0.25 cups confectioners' sugar for rolling

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

2. 2

   Beat together 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; beat until well combined. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and mix into butter mixture until just incorporated.

3. 3

   Shape dough into 1-inch balls and arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 10 minutes. Let cookies sit on the sheet for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to completely cool.

5. 5

   Spread 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar on a plate; roll cooled cookies in confectioners' sugar to coat.