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Melt in your
mouth!
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2
cups |
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flour |
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½
tsp |
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salt |
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¾
cup |
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shortening |
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¼
cup |
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butter, softened |
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½
cup |
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powdered sugar, sifted |
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additional powdered sugar |
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1
Tbs |
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vanilla extract |
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1
tsp |
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almond extract |
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½
cup |
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almonds, chopped finely |
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1 |
Preheat oven
to 325 degrees F. |
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2 |
In medium
bowl, or bendable mat, sift the flour and salt. |
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3 |
In large
bowl, cream shortening, butter and powdered
sugar. |
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4 |
Blend in
extracts and nuts. Add dry ingredients gradually
and mix until dough is smooth. |
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5 |
Shape dough
into small balls, using 1 T. of dough for each
cookie. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and
flatten slightly. |
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6 |
Bake 20-25
minutes. |
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7 |
Roll warm
cookies in powdered sugar. |
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Servings: 1 |
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Yield: 2-3 dozen |
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Cooking Tips |
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*You may need to
refrigerate the dough for a little while to get it firm
enough to roll into balls. |
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**These cookies can
easily be made into Christmas cookies by adding red and
green granulated sugar to the powdered sugar. |
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