Windmill Cookies

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 dash ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
• 3/4 cup blanched slivered almond

1. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water.
2. Mix together the butter, brown sugar and baking soda and water mixture.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and mace; combine with the butter mixture and stir in the almonds.
4. Roll dough into 2 loaves, each 3-1/2 x 10".
5. Chill overnight in the refrigerator.
6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350u0b0.
7. Slice loaves into 1/4-inch slices on a cookie sheet abotu 2" apart for 10 minutes, or until slightly browned.

baking soda, hot water, butter, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, ground mace, blanched slivered almond

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/windmill-cookies-92620 (may not work)