NUT RIMMED BUTTER SLICES
Source of Recipe
MOTHER-IN-LAW
List of Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 unbeaten egg yolk
- 2 tablespoon light cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup unblanched almonds
- 3 teaspoon sugar
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
- cream butter and 2/3 cup sugar
- add cream, egg yolk and vanilla beat well
- blend in dry ingredients gradually
- divide dough in two parts
- palce on waxed paper and shape into long rolls about 1 1/2 inch in diameter
- wrap and chill 1 hour
- combine almonds chopped fine and sugar spread on sheet of waxed paper
- brush chilled cookies with slight beaten egg white
- then roll in almonds and sugar mixture pressing nuts in firmly.
- cut in 1/4 inch slices
- place on greased cookie sheet
- bake at 400 for 6 to 8 minutes