In the restaurant, we offered a chocolate sundae which we served with a cookie. It was a very simple cenfection inspired by a Chinese recipe I ran across years prior. This is a great time of year for ice cream socials and homemade ice cream in general. So I thought you might find these tasty guys a perfect fit with your plans!
They are easy to make, promise. (Taken from the book Cook Live Learn).
Almond Cookies
Author: Dennis Killebrew
Cuisine: Chinese
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Ingredients
- 2¾ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Cup Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Shortening
- 1 Egg, Slightly Beaten
- 1 Teaspoon Almond Extract
Instructions
- Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
- Mix flour, sugar, salt and soda together into bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry knife (better yet, use your fingertips) until mixture resembles cornmeal. Add egg and almond extract and mix well.
- Shape dough into 1" balls and place 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Then, use a fork to press each cookie down to flatten slightly (mash to half height). Bake at 325 degrees for about 18 minutes until the cookies just begin to brown. Yield 25 - 30 cookies.
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