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Almond Tea Cookies

By: Crisco Baking Sticks® 
"These tender almond flavored cookies are ready in no time, and melt-in-your mouth delicious."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (3)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
12 Min
Ready In:
27 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen cookies
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening or Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks*
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 2/3 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 2/3 cup slivered almonds, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat shortening, milk and almond extract at medium speed until well blended. Beat in granulated sugar.
  2. Combine flour, almonds and salt in medium bowl. Mix into shortening mixture. Shape dough into balls using one level measuring tablespoon for each. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
  3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes (cookies will not brown). Remove to cooling rack. Roll slightly warm cookies in powdered sugar. Let cool completely. Roll cooled cookies again in powdered sugar.

Footnotes

  • *1 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening equals 1 stick Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 106 | Total Fat: 6.4g | Cholesterol: < 1mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2011 by waggs98   view full review
These are my favorite cookies that my grandmother used to make, but she called them Almond...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2011 by MINI   view full review
These cookies are very easy to make. I added extra almond extract because I love the flavor....
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2012 by Kelly1805   view full review
I don't like nuts in my baked goods, but love the flavor, so I omitted the slivered almonds...

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