1 c. soft butter
1/4-1/2 c. granulated or powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. almond flavoring or 2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. sifted enriched all-purpose flour
1-2 c. finely chopped nuts of your choosing

Mix butter with sugar until creamy. Add salt, extract, flour, salt and nuts. Chill dough until easy to handle. Heat oven. Using fingers, shape dough into shapes (1 inch balls, 1 x 2 x 1/2 inch) rolls, triangles or crescents. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until light brown. While cookies are warm, roll in granulated sugar, powdered sugar or cookie crumbs.

Butter Dream Cookies: Increase flour to 2 1/4 cups. Omit nuts and press a maraschino cherry half into top of each 1 inch ball.