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Today's Recipe - Two - Way Butter Cookies
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Recipe: Ingredients:
For 8 dozen butter cookies, you will need: 1/2 c. sugar 2 eggs 1/4 tsp. salt 2 3/4 c. unsifted all-purpose flour 1 tsp. vanilla, almond, or lemon extract 2 tbsp. water 1/2 c. chopped almonds 2 tbsp. coarse "pearl" sugar or crushed loaf sugar 4 tbsp. brown sugar 1 tbsp. cinnamon
Cream butter and sugar until blended. Add 1 of the eggs and beat until light. Stir in the salt, flour, and extract. Mix, using hands if necessary, until dough is smooth and pliable. Wrap and chill for 30 minutes. Beat remaining egg with water in flat pan or bowl. Place chopped almonds on another platter or on work surface.
Divide dough into 2 parts. Cover and return 1 part to refrigerator. Divide remaining half into 4 parts. Shape each into a strand about 18 inches long. Dip strand in egg-water mixture, then roll in almonds.
Place each strand on greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with the sugar. Cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths, making a total of 4 dozen. Divide second half of dough into quarters. Form each quarter into 12 balls, each the size of a large marble. Place on greased cookie sheet. Flatten.
Make indentation in center of each cookie. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon. Brush cookies with the egg-water mixture. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture, followed by any remaining almonds and sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.