Almond Butter Balls

Title:
Almond Butter Balls

Yield:
84 Servings

Categories:
Dessert




Ingredients:





     2 c  Sifted all-purpose flour


   1/2 ts Salt


     1 c  Butter or margarine;


          -softened


   1/4 c  Honey


   3/4 ts Almond extract


 1 1/2 c  Finely chopped blanched


          -almonds


          Confectioner's sugar






 Sift together flour and salt. Work butter in a bowl until creamy; add honey


 and beat until well blended. Add almond extract. Gradually add sifted dry


 ingredients, beating well after each addition. Stir in nuts. Cover and


 chill about 1 hour. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape teaspoonfuls of dough


 into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets about 1-1/2 inches


 apart. Bake 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Roll cookies in


 confectioner's sugar while still warm, and again when cooled. Makes about
7


 dozen cookies.


 


 FROM ELSA MAUGER,


 


 REDBOOK, DEC 1972, "THE GREAT


 


 CHRISTMAS COOKIE-SWAP COOKBOOK"


 


 From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained


 lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc.  Downloaded from Glen's MM


 Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.