Almond Snow Christmas Cookies

:: The baking of Christmas cookies is one of the easiest and best ways to maintain a family
 Christmas tradition ::

{ Preparation & Making Time : 35 Min }
            Difficulty : Easy
       Cookie Type : Almond
                 Serves : 4-6
               Cuisines : AMERICAN,CANADIAN


    Ingredients
 • 1-1/4 cup soft butter
 • ½ cup shortening
 • 1 cup granulated sugar
 • 3 eggs
 • 3 teaspoons (Almond extract)
 • 1 cup finely ground blanched almonds
 • 3 1/2 cups sifted flour
 • Confectioners sugar

       Preparation Method
1. First Cream shortening, butter and granulated sugar and add eggs and beat until light.

2. Now Mix in almond oil and ground almonds and Add flour to creamed mixture and mix
  thoroughly. Chill dough. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 325 F.

3. Scoop dough into small balls and place on ungreased baking sheets about 2″ apart. 
  Slightly flatten top with a dampened cloth-covered glass.Now Bake until set but not
  brown, about 14-16 minutes.

4. Now Sift confectioners sugar over cookies as soon as you take them out of the oven.
  Cool on cookie sheet. When thoroughly cool, but not cold enough to stick to cookie
  sheet, remove cookies from cookie sheet and roll in additional confectioners’ sugar.

           ENJOY