Ingredients
1 cup butter flavor crisco
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup sugar, granulated
1 2/3 cup flour, all purpose
2/3 cup almonds, slivered, chopped
1/4 tsp salt
1 confectioners sugar
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350 F.
2. Cream Butter Flavor Crisco, milk and almond extract in large bowl
at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in
granulated sugar.
3. Combine flour, almonds and salt. Mix into creamed mixture. Shape
dough into balls using one level measuring tablespoon for each. Place
2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
4. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes. ( Cookies will not brown. DO NOT
overbake. ) Remove to cooling rack.
5. Roll slightly warm cookies in confectioners sugar. Roll in
confectioners sugar again when cookies are completely cool.
Makes 3 dozen cookies.
Source: Butter Flavor Crisco Cookie Collection, page 9. Shared by:
David Knight
Preparation Time: 15 Mi
Servings: 36 cookies
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