Almond Cookies

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 30 whole almonds

1. Cream together sugar, shortening, egg, extract and water.
2. Mix in flour - the dough will seem quite stiff.
3. Scoop out onto greased cookie sheet and flatten each gently with your palm.
4. Push a whole almond on top of each cookie (I guessed on the almond amount, you may need more or less).
5. Bake at 350* about 10 minutes until golden brown.

shortening, sugar, egg, almond, flour, cold water, almonds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/almond-cookies-241635 (may not work)