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