Chinese Almond Cookies

Sherry's Chinese Almond Cookies

This is a recipe from my friend, the notes in the recipe are hers:

Chinese Almond Cookies

3 cups flour

1 cup sugar (1 Tbsp less ok too)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 large egg

1 teaspoon almond extract (I add more like 1 1/2 tsp, i go by smell...LOL)

1/ 1/3 cups shortening (Crisco)

Red food coloring or blanched almonds to top

Sift flour, baking soda and salt together.

Beat egg with a fork until lemon colored & add almond extract.

Cream sugar and shortening well, & add egg until well blended.

Add dry ingredients gradually.

Roll into balls or use a cookie scoop about 1 inch apart.  Press thumb

gently in the center of the ball and top with a chopstick dipped in

red food coloring or almond.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

Rae's note: Using a metal Korean chopstick gives a nice red dot.