Almond Sandies

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Almond Sandies

Recipe By : Taste of Home, June/July, 1997
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Desserts
Taste Of Home

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup slivered almonds

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add extract; mix well. Combine
flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Fold in almonds. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 300 degrees for 22-24 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1-2
minutes before removing to a wire rack. Yield: about 4 dozen.




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NOTES : "'Buttery, rich and delicious, Almond Sandies are my husband's
favorite cookie and very popular where ever I take them,' remarks Joyce
Pierce of Caldonia, Michigan."