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Almond Sugar Cookies




Source of Recipe


Linda


List of Ingredients





enough vegetable-oil cooking spray
3 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
6 tbsp. each butter or margarine, softened; vegetable shortening
3 eggs, separated
1-1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/4 cup orange juice
1 cup sliced almonds


Recipe



Heat oven to 350ºF (175ºC). Lightly coat 2 large baking sheets with cooking spray. Set aside. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large mixing bowl. Cut in butter and vegetable shortening with a pastry blender (or 2 knives) until dough resembles coarse meal. Mix in egg yolks. Beat egg whites: In a medium bowl, beat egg whites and almond extract with mixer until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. Fold whites into dough. Mix in orange juice. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly until dough comes together and is smooth, about 2 minutes. Roll out dough into a 9x12" rectangle about 1/2" thick. Using a fluted pastry cutter or a sharp knife, cut down 12" length of rectangle to divide the dough into 4 (3"-wide) strips. Cut each strip into 4 (3x3"). Cut along diagonal of each square to form 24 triangles. Place cookies on baking sheet and sprinkle almonds over each cookie. Press almonds lightly into dough. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 7 - 10 minutes, Remove from baking sheet and put on a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight cookie jar. Makes 24 cookies.