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Almond Cookies Recipe


Almond Cookies Recipe
ALMOND COOKIES This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Gee Estate in Quinlan, Texas in 1994.

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter lightly salted
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/3 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped blanched almonds
  • 2 teaspoons solid vegetable shortening
  • 5 squares semisweet chocolate
  • 1/3 cup almonds for sprinkling on top

Directions
  1. Cream butter and sugar until blended.
  2. With fork add egg, vanilla and almond extract then beat in flour until blended.
  3. Stir in almonds then cover and chill 2 hours.
  4. Shape level teaspoon into log shape then preheat oven to 350.
  5. Grease cookie sheet and place batter 1-1/2” apart and bake 15 minutes until set.
  6. Cool 3 minutes and put on wire rack to finish cooling.
  7. Melt chocolate and shortening in double broiler then cool slightly.
  8. Dip cookies halfway and sprinkle almonds on top.

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