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Almond Spice Cookies

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Almond Spice Cookies

Active time: 35 min Start to finish: 5 hr (includes chilling)

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

Ingredients for basic butter cookies
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
4 oz slivered almonds (1 cup)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Follow recipe for basic butter cookies and, when mixing in flour mixture, add cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger, then stir in almonds.

    Step 2

    Form dough into a 12- by 2-inch rectangular log (1 1/2 inches thick) and wrap in wax paper before chilling.

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