3/4 c Butter
1/3 c Sugar
1 ts Almond flavoring
2 c Sifted flour
1 Egg; beaten
1/4 c Blanched almonds; fine chop
1/4 c Sugar
Cream butter and sugar. Stir in almond flavoring. Add flour and mix thoroughly. Roll round lengths w/ hands about the thickness of a finger. Put lengths close together, brush w/ egg and sprinkle w/ mixture of almonds and sugar. Cut in 2″ strips. Bake in 350 degree oven about 15 min. Makes about 50 cookies. Variations: Roll dough out 1/4″ thick and cut in strips about 2″ x 1/4″. —–