| Spiced Christmas Cookies
4 cups of flour (Gold Medal)
1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 1/4 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of allspice
1/2 teaspoon of cloves, ground
1 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
2 eggs
2 sticks of butter or margarine
1/2 cup of almonds (ground)
1/2 teaspoon of almond extract
1 cup of almonds (sliced thinly) |
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Place flour on a counter top. Sprinkle all spice, cloves, cinnamon and baking powder over it and mix well. Make a well and drop in eggs. Then sprinkle sugar and almonds over it. Cut butter or margarine into slices on top and knead to a smooth dough. Place in refrigerator for half an hour.
On a floured surface roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out dough using cookie forms. Grease a cookie sheet and sprinkle lightly with sliced almonds. Place the dough on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 375ºF. for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown. (90 cookies.) |
