Smartie Cookies

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 190C.
2. 2
   Keep 5-6 ungreased cookie sheets on hand.
3. 3
   Beat the butter and sugar till fluffy and light.
4. 4
   Add the salt + vanilla essence + almond essence and beat for 30 seconds.
5. 5
   With a spatula mix in the beaten egg.
6. 6
   Put in all the flour in one go, and gather together to make a firm dough.
7. 7
   Chill for at least 30 minutes in wrap.
8. 8
   Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with assorted cookie cutters.
9. 9
   Decorate with Smarties (or M n Ms), and silver dragees if desired.
10. 10
    Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 12-14 minutes, watching closely so that they dont get too brown.
11. 11
    Remove from oven; let the cookies lay on the sheet for a minute.
12. 12
    Remove to racks to cool.
13. 13
    Note: You can flavour these with any other extract of your choice; or just leave them plain vanilla if you like.
14. 14
    I think orange and lemon may work well with these, though I havent tried it myself.
15. 15
    Keep an eye on the cookies towards the end of the baking time.
16. 16
    If you find a couple browning before others, remove them from the sheet onto cookie rack, and return remaining cookies on sheet to the oven.