Recipe - Finnish Almond Cookies

2 cup AllPurpose Flour
Three fourths cup Butter Or Margarine,softened
1 teaspoon Almond Extract
One fourth cup Sugar
1 Tbl Sugar
1 Egg, Separated
2/3 cup Sliced Blanched Almonds

Into large bowl, measure flour, butter or margarine, almond extract, 1/4
cup sugar and egg yolk. With hands, knead ingredients until wellblended
and mixture holds together. (Mixture will appear dry at first of too
dry, add about 1 tablespoon of water while kneading.) Preheat oven to 375
degrees. On lightly floured surface with lightly floured rolling pin, roll
half of dough into a 10" x 9" rectangle. With pastry brush, brush dough
with half of egg white; sprinkle half of almonds and 1 tablespoon sugar.
Cut dough into 15 3" x 2" rectangles. WIth pancake turner, place cookies on
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 12 minutes until lightly browned. With
pancake turner, remove cookies to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining
dough. Store cookies in tightly covered container to use up within 2 weeks.
Makes 2 One half doze
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #210

Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 18:52:33 0400

From: kathy jbird21@mindspring.com
NOTES : Category: Cookies
Main Ingredient: Almonds