Almond Refrigerator Cookies

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Title: Almond Refrigerator Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 6 servings

2 c Butter
2 c Sugar
1/3 c Sour cream
4 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1 c Sliced almonds

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Dissolve soda in sour cream. Sift
flour, salt, cloves and nutmeg together. Add dry ingredients gradually to
sour cream, mixing after each addition. Add almonds. form rolls of dough
about 2" in diameter. Wrap rolls in waxed paper and chill overnight. When
ready to bake, cut into 1/4" slices and bake in preheated oven at 400~F for
12 minutes or until golden brown. This dough may be kept refrigerated about
2 weeks or frozen for later use. Source: Prize Winning Recipes from the
State Fair of Texas, 1976.

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