Swedish Oatmeal Cookies

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). vanilla
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) flour
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking soda
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) quick oatmeal
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) butter
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) white corn syrup
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) chopped almonds
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) almond extract

1. Cream together sugar, brown sugar, and shortening.
2. Add egg and vanilla.
3. Mix together well.
4. Add remaining cookie ingredients and mix well.
5. Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) for 8 minutes.
6. Bring sugar, butter and white corn syrup to a boil and remove from heat.
7. Add chopped almonds and almond extract and blend well.
8. Add scant amount of topping to top of each cookie.
9. Bake an additional 6 to 8 minutes longer.
10. Cool before removing from pan.

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Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/0003D3 (may not work)