God has hidden every precious thing in such a way that it is a reward to the diligent, a prize to the earnest, but a disappointment to the slothful soul. All nature is arrayed against the lounger and the idler. The nut is hidden in its thorny case; the pearl is buried beneath the ocean waves; the gold is imprisoned in the rocky bosom of the mountains; the gem is found only after you crush the rock which encloses it; the very soil gives its harvest as a reward to the laboring farmer. So truth and God must be earnestly sought.

A.B. Simpson

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Not, Sent	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Butter; no substitutes
1	c	Sugar
2		Egg yolks
1	ts	Almond extract
2	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Baking powder
1	c	Ground almonds
		Colored sugar and frosting; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolks and extract.
Combine flour, salt and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Stir in almonds. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Roll out on a lightly
floured surface to 3/8-inch thickness. Cut with cookiecutters; place on
ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar if desired. Bake at 375° for
10-13 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Cool on wire racks. Frost
if desired.
Recipe by: Taste of Home - December/January 1998
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #933 by The Taillons <[email protected]>
on Nov 29, 1997

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