Shelly's Recipe

ALMOND COOKIES

Category: Cookies

2 3/4 cups sifted flour
1 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup lard/Crisco
1 egg
1 tsp almond extract
96 almonds

Sift flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together into a bowl. Cut in the lard until mixture resembles cornmeal. Add egg and almond extract. Mix well. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Set them 2 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Place an almond on top of each cookie and press down to flatten slightly. Bake at 325 for 15-18 minutes. Cool on rack. Makes 4 dozen