Almond Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup blanched almond, finely ground
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 36 blanched almond halves
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 grease baking sheets; set aside.
• 2 mix shortening and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. add egg, ground almonds and almond extract; mix well.
• 3 in a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. gradually add to egg mixture, mixing well. dough will be stiff.
• 4 preheat oven to 350f degrees. shape dough into 36 small balls. place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. press an almond half on each ball and flatten with the palm of your hand to a 2-inch cookie.
• 5 mix egg yolk and water in a small cup to make a glaze. brush each cookie with glaze and bake about 20 minutes until golden.