Spiced Christmas Cookies 4 cups of flour 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder 1 1/4 cups of sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon of allspice 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves 1 1/2 teaspoons 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 thinly sliced almonds
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 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown. lr smiles --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
