Almond Refrigerator Cookies

Name: Almond Refrigerator Cookies
Yield: Makes about 6½ dozen
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: ½ c. blanched almonds, cut in halves; 1 c. butter or regular margarine; ½ tsp. almond extract; ½ tsp. vanilla; 1 tblsp. water; 1 egg yolk; 2 c. sifted flour; ¾ c. sugar; ¾ tsp. salt

Preparation info

Makes about
6½ dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Easy version of Chinese almond cookies—and just as delicious

Ingredients

1 c. butter or regular margarine
2 c. sifted flour
¾

Asia
China
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Cut butter into flour with pastry blender as for pie crust. Work in salt, sugar, vanilla and almond extract with hands. Shape in two long rolls 1 to 1½" in diameter. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap or waxed paper and refrigerate 1 hour, or until firm.
Cut rolls in ¼" slices and place 1" apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Brush top of each cookie sparingly with e