Chocolate Chip Raspberry Cookies

Great Kid's Snack Recipe

1 cup butter
1 egg
1/2 cup white sugar
2 1/4 cups al-purpose flour
1 tsp. almond extract
1 pkge. chocolate chips (approx. 6 oz.)
raspberry jam
2 tsps. water
2 tsps. butter

Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar.

Add the egg and the almond extract to the above mixture, and continue to mix.

Blend in the flour, and 1 cup of chocolate chips.

Roll the dough into 1 inch balls, and place on a cookie baking sheet.

Make an indentation in the center of each cookie.

Bake the cookies at 350° for 15 to 18 minutes, or until cookies begin to get golden brown on the bottom.

Remove cookies from the oven and spoon raspberry jam into the indents.

In a small bowl, combine remaining chocolate chips, water and butter and melt over low heat, or in a microwave (on low power).

Blend chocolate until smooth.

Pour the chocolate into an "icing bag" or a small clear bag, cutting of a corner tip.

Drizzle chocolate over the cookies.

Makes approx. 24 cookies.

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