Recipe - Holiday Riches

2 One fourth cup Pillsbury's Best All Purpose
Flour*, sifted
1 cup Confectioners' sugar; sifted
One half teaspoon French's Cream of Tartar
One half teaspoon Soda
One half teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter; softened
1 Egg; slightly beaten
1 tablespoon Water
1 teaspoon French's Almond Extract
1 teaspoon French's Vanilla
Funsten's Pecan Halves or
Blanched Almonds

BAKE at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. MAKES about 4 dozen cookies. Sift
together into a mixing bowl the flour, confectioners' sugar, cream of
tartar, soda, and salt. Cut in butter until particles are fine. Combine
egg, water, almond extract and vanilla. Add to flour mixture and mix well
to form a dough. If desired, chill dough for easier handling. Shape into
balls, using a rounded teaspoonful for each. Place on ungreased baking
sheets. Press a pecan half or blanched almond into top of each. Bake in
moderate oven (350 degrees) 12 to 15 minutes until a delicate golden brown.
*Pillsbury's Best SelfRising Flour is not recommended for use in this
recipe.

NOTES : "Developed by Ann Pillsbury" Recipe by: Best Loved Foods of
Christmas, Pillsbury, undated booklet

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #877 by NGavlak@aol.com on Oct 31, 1997