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Almond Tea Cookies Recipe

Prep Time:
20 minutes

Cook Time:
10 to 12 minutes

Servings:
3 dozen cookies

Prep Time:
20 minutes

Cook Time:
10 to 12 minutes

Servings:
3 dozen cookies

Almond Tea Cookies Recipe

INGREDIENTS

Almond Tea Cookies

  • 1 C. (250 mL) Crisco® Golden All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) milk
  • 1 tsp. (5 mL) pure almond extract
  • 1/2 C. (125 mL) sugar
  • 1 2/3 C. (425 mL) all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 C. (150 mL) slivered almonds, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) salt
  • 1 C. (250 mL) icing sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
  2. Beat shortening, milk and Pure Almond Extract at medium speed until well blended. Beat in sugar.
  3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, almonds and salt. Mix into shortening mixture. Shape dough into balls using one level measuring Tbsp. for each. Place 2″ (5 cm) apart on ungreased baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. (Cookies will not brown.) Remove to cooling rack. Roll slightly warm cookies in icing sugar. Let cool completely. Roll cooled cookies again in icing sugar.
  5. Store in an air-tight container.