Food
Italian Almond Cookies
By Yankee Magazine|Dec 01 2008|
From the Old Red Inn & Cottages, North Conway, NH.
Yield
48 cookies
Ingredients
4 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
4 cups flour
4 flat teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
Beat eggs and sugar for five minutes, then add softened butter, orange juice, lemon, vanilla and almond extract, then mix well. Slowly add flour and baking powder until well blended. Roll into 2-inch balls and bake at 350 degrees until bottom of cookie is golden brown.
Icing
Ingredients
2 cups confectionary sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
Mix icing ingredients well and frost cookies.
