A recipe for Almond Shorts. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Almond Shorts shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
1 c. Sugar1 c. Sugar, brown
1 Tsp. Baking soda
1 Tsp. Vinegar
1 Tsp. Vanilla extract
3 Eggs
1 lb. Butter
6 c. Flour
2/3 c. Almonds, slivered
Directions
Combine sugars, baking soda, vinegar, and vanilla. Stir in eggs. Cut butter into small pieces and work into mixture. Add flour, a cup at a time, and mix well. Knead in almonds. Gather dough into ball and divide into five equal pieces. Roll each piece into a cylinder. If you wish, roll each cylinder in colored sugar. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350. Cut each log into 1/4 slices. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8 minutes. "This recipe is a tradition in my husband's Swedish family. It makes enough cookies to feed the Swedish Army." Recipe by Sandra Silfven Detroin News food editor. Source: _Gifts from the Christmas Kitchen_ sent by BEE to Sylvia Steiger for the November 1992 cookbook swap
