3 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Almonds — blanched
1 c Granulated sugar
1 1/2 c Lard
1 ts Almond extract
1 Egg — beaten
1/8 c Water
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Mix the flour, baking
soda, and salt. 3. In a blender, grind 1/2 cup blanced almonds to a
fine powder. Add to the flour mixture. 4. Cream the sugar, lard,
almond extract, egg, and water, and add to the dry mixture. Mix
thoroughly. 5. Form into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased
cookie sheet 2 inches apart. 6. Press one of the remaining almonds
into the cetner of each ball, while flattening it slightly with
fingers. 7. Brush each cookie lightly with beaten egg. 8. Bake for 20
minutes, or until cookies are light brown around edges. Makes 2 dozen
cookies.
Yields
1 Servings