2 1/2 cup flour
6 oz cream
3 eggs
1 cup crisco
2 tbsp almond extract
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cup sugar
6 oz milk
1 stick oleo
3 tbsp baking powder
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 icing:--
1 box powdered sugar
1 stick of butter or oleo food colori, ng
Directions
Cream oleo, Crisco and sugar. Add eggs, almond extract, cinnamon,
cream and milk. Mix in nuts and baking powder and flour. Roll small
balls into long rolls, then kind of flatten it. Slice in 1/2 inch
pieces. Put on cookie sheet. Bake until done at 350 degrees.
Mix melted butter and powdered sugar. Put in small containers and add
different food colorings. Spread on cooled cookies and let harden.
Then put in canned containers. Can store for months.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Cookie; Italian
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