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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 32 Minutes Servings: 48 |
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Can't remember where this recipe came from, but it is a family favorite and always made for Christmas cookie platters. These aren't overly sweet and are great with a cup of coffee or tea. Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened |
1 cup sugar |
1 large egg |
1/2 teaspoon almond extract |
1 -2 tablespoon milk |
1/2 cup sliced almonds |
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar |
1/4 teaspoon almond extract |
2 teaspoons milk |
Directions:
1. Stir together flour and baking powder.
2. Uaing an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine until smooth.
3. Add sugar and beat till fluffy.
4. Add egg and the 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; beat well.
5. Stir in flour mixture and beat until thoroughly mixed.
6. Divide the dough in fourths; roll each portion into a twelve inch roll.
7. Place 2 rolls four to five inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
8. (To facilitate cutting, use cookie sheets without sides- or the back of cookie sheets with sides.) Flatten each roll till it is about 3 inches wide.
9. Repeat with remaining rolls.
10. Brush each flattened roll with a little milk and sprinkle with about 2 tablespoons of the the sliced almonds.
11. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
12. While still warm, cut crosswise at a diagonal into 1 inch strips.
13. Cool completely.
14. Stir together the powdered sugar, the 1/4 teaspoon almond extract and the milk to make a thin frosting.
15. Drizzle frosting lightly back and forth over strips.
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