Almond Cookies

• 1 lb. almonds
• 1 lb. butter or margarine
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. almond or vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• approximately 5 to 6 c. flour
• confectioners sugar

1. Preheat oven to
2. 350u0b0.tlanchtlmonds
3. in
4. water; add baking soda to remove skin.
5. Put in blender a little at a time tothop very
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7. Mix
8. almonds,tuttertnd
9. sugar
10. until smooth.
11. Add extract and baking powder.tix flour into batter a little at a time until mixture is easy to work with by hand. Shape into 1 inch balls and flatten into crescent shape.
12. Bake on cookie sheet until light
13. brown
14. on bottom, about 10 to 12 minutes.
15. Cool cookies, then coat with powdered sugar.
16. Store in airtight container.
17. Can be frozen for storage.

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Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=740637 (may not work)