Belgian Christmas Cookies

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup finely chopped unblanched whole almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons red sugar crystals
• 2 teaspoons green sugar crystals

Recipe

• 1 cream butter with extract; add brown sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy. add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• 2 sift flour, baking powder, and salt together; add in thirds to creamed mixture, mixing until blended after each addition. turn into a greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch jelly roll pan and spread evenly to edges.
• 3 sprinkle a mixture of almonds and cinnamon over batter, then sprinkle with a mixture of red and green sugar.
• 4 bake at 375°f 10 to 12 minutes.
• 5 cut into bars while still warm. about 5 dozen cookies.
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