- 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon or orange extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and extracts. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until set (do not brown). Remove to wire racks to cool. Melt the chocolate; spread over the bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.