Pat's Almond Cookies

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

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.
8. (place balls with enough spacing since the dough will spread out to a 2-3 inch cookie as it bakes).
9. Option A - place 1/2 almond in center of ball.
10. Option B - using a Q-tip, soak tip with food coloring and push using a twist motion into the center of the ball.
11. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

flour, margarine, sugar, almond, baking soda, egg, almond halve, red food coloring

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pats-almond-cookies-330686 (may not work)