Recipe - Buttery Almond Cookies

1 2/3 cup Almonds
1 One fourth cup Flour
One fourth cup Sugar
1 cup Butter; softened
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Sifted powdered sugar; Opt.

Whirl almonds in blender until finely ground. In a bowl mix together flour,
sugar and ground almonds; with fingers work in butter and vanilla until
mixture cleans bowl. Chill about 1 hour. Shape dough into 1inch balls.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in 350 oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until
lightly browned. While still warm, roll in powdered sugar, if desired. Cool
on wire rack.

Blue Diamond Almond People Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #208 by
PMCiesla@aol.com on Aug 9, 1997