EASY ALMOND COOKIES
We love these cookies and they're soooooooooo easy! Almond Cookies Makes 4 dozen Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup lard/Crisco 1 egg 1 teaspoon almond extract 96 almonds Directions: Sift flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together into a bowl. Cut in the lard until mixture resembles cornmeal. Add egg and almond extract. Mix well Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Set them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Place an almond on top of each cookie and press down to flatten slightly. Bake in a pre-heated 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) oven for 15-18 minutes. Cool on rack. Enjoy! May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; the spirit of Christmas which is peace; the heart of Christmas which is love. -Sylvia --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
