3 soetkoekies and cookies Recipes

flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, brown sugar, chopped almonds, chilled butter, cut into small pieces, eggs, lightly beaten, port wine or 1/4 cup sherry wine, egg white, beaten

butter, softened, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, salt, dark brown sugar, egg, lightly beaten, port wine (or madeira or a sweet sherry), blanched almond, finely chopped, whole blanched almonds , split lengthwise into halves, egg white , combined with 2 tsp of water and beaten to a froth