Chinese Almond Cookies
"almost as good as chinatowns!"
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
60 cookies
- Serves:
- 30
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups lard
- 3 cups flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 1⁄4 cups white sugar
- 1⁄3 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1⁄3 cup almonds, toasted and crushed
- almonds, to decorate
directions
- Preheat overn to 350 deg. Mix flour and lard.
- Beat eggs in separate bow.
- Add sugar to eggs and mix well.
- Add almonds to flour mixture.
- Add egg mixture to dry ingred.
- Mix well. Should be a pastry-like dough. Roll in a long strip.
- Cut in strips, then roll in palm of hand. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Put almond pieces in centre of cookie and press.
- Beat an egg and brush on top.
- Cook 12-18 minute Makes 5 dozen.
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<p>Love living on the East Coast of Vancouver Island! Retired early!. Like to cook, all time fave cook book is the original 'Joy of Cooking' trying out new recipes, gardening, going for long walks on the waterfront- especially checking out whats fresh on the fish boat docks. Very into learning new things on my computer. Pet peeve are lazy slobs who throw garbage everywhere, liars, drunks, noisy people.</p>
