1 c. sugar
1 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond extract
1 egg
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 c. finely chopped nuts

Mix sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, almond extract and egg. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. For each cookie, shape 1 tablespoon dough into 2 inch oval. Taper one end by pinching dough. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until set and very light brown, 9 to 12 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool.

Heat chocolate chips until melted. Dip about 1/3 of the wide, rounded end of each cookie into chocolate, then dip into nuts. About 9 dozen cookies; 70 calories per cookie.