Almond Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup blanched unsalted almonds

Recipe

• 1 mix dry ingredients in abowl. cut in shortening with pastry cutter or a fork. add beaten eggs and almond extract, stirring with a spoon until mixed. preheat oven to 325*. shape dough into balls the size of a large cherry. place them on a greased cookie sheet. press an almond into the center of each cookie. bake for 25 minutes.