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Ingredients:

1  1/2 cups sifted icing sugar

1/2 tsp. almond extract

1 cup butter or margarine

1 egg

2 and 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix the sugar and butter. Add the egg and flavourings. Mix thoroughly.  Sift the dry ingredients together and blend in.

Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.  Divide dough in half and roll 3/16 inch thick on a lightly floured pastry cloth.

Cut with cookie cutter.   Sprinkle with sugar.

Place on a lightly grease cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes at 375F or until delicately golden.

Makes 5 dozen 2 and 1/2 inch cookies.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter(softened)

4 tsp. Sugar

3/4 cup walnuts(rolled fine)

1 cup flour

cinnamon

extra sugar

Mix ingredients. Roll into little finger-sized logs and bake at 350deg. Until straw coloured(about 13-15min)

While still hot, roll in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.

(375 F oven)

Ingredients:

1 cup butter or margarine

3 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. Almond flavouring

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. salt

Cream the butter and sugar, almond flavouring, flour and salt. Roll in very small balls. Flatten with a fork on an ungreased sheet. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes at 375 F. Top with frosting. Decorate with a half-blanched almond.

Frosting:

1 cup icing sugar

2 Tbsp. cocoa

2 Tbsp. hot water

1/2 tsp. almond flavouring

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Mom calls these Elizabeth’s cookies as Elizabeth got the recipe from Violet Cunliffe when she was very young.

These are a favourite of all the nieces and nephews as well.

This is the sugar cookie recipe that Mom used at school.

400F for 6 to 8 minutes, good for children. Suitable for cutting in shapes and decorating.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup shortening (use part butter)

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2  1/2 cup flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

Mix well the shortening, sugar, eggs, and the flavouring. Blend the flour, baking powder and the salt. Stir together. CHILL. Heat oven to 400F. Roll 1/8 thick on a floured board. Cut with floured cutters. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 6 to 8 minutes. You can decorate these cookies before baking with egg yolk paint. Blend 1 egg yolk and 1 tsp. water. Divide into small custard cups and add the food colourings chosen. Paint the cookies with a small paint brush. Use a separate brush for each colour.