Almond Cookies #3

Title: Almond Cookies

3

Categories: Cookies

Yield: 1 servings

4 c Flour

2 c Sugar

1 ts Baking powder

1 ts Salt

1 1/2 c Shortening

1 Egg; well beaten

2 ts Water

1 ts Almond extract

3/4 c Almonds, blanched; whole

Red food coloring

Recipe by: Shirley Fitzpatrick - Gourmet Cooking Class Preparation Time :

0:15

Sift dry ingredients, cut in shortening as for pie dough. Combine egg,

water and extract. Add to dry ingredients. If dough is too crumbly, add a

1/4 thick. Press whole almond in center of half of the cookies. Dilute

drops of red coloring with 2 drops of water. Dip the end of the chopstick

into the coloring and press into the center of the other half of the

350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes. These should be cream

colored when done -- not browned. --