Almond Kit-Hillie

Title:
Almond Kit-Hillie

Yield:
36 Servings

Categories:
Dessert




Ingredients:





   3/4 c  Butter or margarine;


          -softened


     6 tb Sugar


     1 ts Vanilla extract


   3/4 c  Finely ground blanched


          -almonds


 1 3/4 c  Sifted all-purpose flour


     4 ts Grated lemon peel


          Blanched whole almonds






 Heat oven to 325 degrees. Work butter in a bowl until creamy; add sugar and


 beat until mixture is fluffy. Add vanilla and ground nuts and mix


 thoroughly. Blend in sifted flour. Stir in lemon peel. Form rounded


 teaspoonfuls of dough into small balls. Place balls about 2 inches apart on


 ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with the fingers, and place one


 almond on top of each cookie. Bake 15-18 minutes, until lightly browned.


 Remove cookies from sheets and cool on wire cake racks. Makes about 3 dozen


 cookies.


 


 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.