Pat's Almond Cookies

An almond cookie recipe passed down from my grandmother to me with some modifications.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 36-42 cookies

Ingredients

• 3  cups flour
• 1  cup margarine
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons  almond extract
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 cup  almond halve (optional A) (optional)
•  red food coloring (optional B) (optional)

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 275.
2. Cream margarine and sugar together.
3. Beat egg and almond extract together.
4. Mix steps 2 and 3 together.
5. Sift flour and baking soda together.
6. Mix steps 4 and 5 together.
7. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheet. (place balls with enough spacing since the dough will spread out to a 2-3 inch cookie as it bakes).
8. Option A - place 1/2 almond in center of ball.
9. Option B - using a Q-tip, soak tip with food coloring and push using a twist motion into the center of the ball.
10. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.