FOOD RECIPE

Almond Cookies

Ingredients

* 2½ cups flour
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 1 cup vegetable shortening
* 2 eggs, beaten
* 1 Tablespoon almond extract
* About 48 whole almonds, unsalted

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease cookie sheets.
2. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
3. With a fork, slowly add shortening, a little at a time, to the flour mixture.
4. Add the beaten eggs and almond extract.
5. Shape the dough into balls the size of a large cherry.
6. Place the dough onto the cookie sheets and press an almond into the center of each cookie.
7. Bake for 25 minutes.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.