Cookie Shooter Cookies

1 box white cake mix
2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 lb of unsalted butter
1 tsp almond extract

Melt 2 sticks of butter in microwave. Cut next two sticks into one inch pieces into melted butter. Mix until creamy consistency.

Sift cake mix and flour together to remove any lumps. Add cake mix to butter and mix until well blended.

Bake at 350 degrees; until lightly golden.

Variations:
*Replace half of the butter with a 1/2 of peanut butter
*Use different flavored cake mix such as lemon or chocolate
*Make a gingerbread buy replacing a 1/4 cup of flour with cocoa powder and add ground ginger and/or pumpkin spice