Almond Spice Cookies

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Title: ALMOND SPICE COOKIES
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

4 c All-purpose flour
3 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Ginger
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Baking soda
1 c Butter
2 ts Instant coffee powder
1/2 ts Almond extract
1 c Granulated sugar
1 c Dark brown sugar,*
3 lg (extra) or jumbo eggs
10 oz Slivered blanched almonds**

* firmly packed ** (2 1/2 - 3 cups)

These cookies go well with after dinner coffee or tea.

In a bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, ginger,
salt and baking soda and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the butter. Add the coffee,
almond extract, granulated and brown sugars and beat
well. Add the eggs one at a time until smooth after
each addition. On low speed gradually add the sifted
dry ingredients, scraping the bowl with a rubber
spatula and beating only until the mixture is smooth.
Gently mix in the almonds.

Spread out two pieces of wax paper. place large
spoonfuls of the dough lengthwise on each piece of
paper to form heavy strips about 10-11 inches long.
Fold the long sides of the paper p against the dough
and, pressing against the paper with your hands, shape
each strip of dough into a smooth oblong 12 inches
long, 3 inches wide, and about 1 inch thick. Wrap the
dough in the wax paper.

Slide a cookie sheet under both packages of dough and
transfer them to the freezer or refrigerator for
several hours or overnight. This slices best when
dough is frozen solid.

Preheat oven to 375ø. Unwrap one roll of dough at a
time. Place dough on a cutting board. With a very
sharp knife cut the dough into 1/4-inch slices and
place them 1 to 1 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased
cookie sheet.

Bake the cookies for about 10-12 minutes at 375ø. The
cookies are done when they are slightly colored and
spring back when lightly pressed with a fingertip.

Yield: 4 dozen. Larry Rosenberg, author of Muffins &
Cupcakes (published by The American Cooking Guild),
Fairview, NJ.

Randy Shearer

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