Chocolate Crisps

I wanted a crisp chocolate cookie without the chips and nuts; so after scouring the internet and not finding any, I made up my own. I also added almond extract because i wanted the nut flavor; but I believe that vanilla extract would be great as well as an orange extract. So if anyone tries this I hope you like it; my son and I certainly did

• Ready In: 26 mins
• Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 1 -1 1⁄2 cup caster sugar
• 3  tablespoons  unsweetened dutch cocoa
• 2  tablespoons  almond extract (can sub vanilla or orange extract)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1  large egg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
•  nuts (they should be finely ground and roasted beforehand, the oils in them would weigh the cookie down) (optional)

Directions

1. cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy; I added each ingredient into this mixture and blended well; i added the flour by the 1/2 cup because i wanted to make sure it was well blended. the mix should be light and fluffy when done. I chilled for about an hour; then preheated my oven to 350 degrees.
2. drop by teaspoon onto baking sheet or parchment paper, bake for 17 minutes. cool for 5 minutes.