Chinese Almond Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour – sifted

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup lard or Crisco

1 egg

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon almond extract

48 whole almonds – blanched

1 egg yolk

Preheat oven to 350*F.

Stir dry ingredients together; set aside.

Cream egg and Crisco well.

Slowly add sugar to shortening mixture, beating well until light and fluffy. Add almond extract. Stir in flour.

With one tablespoon of dough, form ball. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten and press an almond into center. Brush with egg yolk.

Bake at 350*F for 15-20 minutes. DON’T BROWN!. Let sit on cookie sheet a few minutes. Remove to rack to cool. Store covered.