Italian Butterball Cookies

1. Preheat an oven to 175° C.
2. Grease a baking sheet.
3. Beat together the butter and 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until the mixture turns smooth.
4. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
5. Stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
6. Mix into the butter mixture until it is just incorporated.
7. Shape the dough into 1 in balls and arrange on the prepared baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart.
8. Bake in the preheated oven until firm.
9. Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes,
10. Remove to cool completely on a wire rack.
11. Spread the 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar on a plate.
12. Roll the cooled cookies in the confectioners' sugar to coat.

Trivia

Christmas cookies are a traditional that dates back to the Roman era.