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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Chinese	Cookie	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Lard
1	c	Sugar
2		Eggs
2	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Baking soda
5	dr	Yellow food coloring
1	ts	Almond extract
5		Dozen whole blanced almonds

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F.  Lightly grease two baking sheets.  In mixing bowl,
beat the lard with the sugar unitl fluffy. Beat in 1 of the eggs. Add the
flour and baking soda, stirring just until blended. Add the food coloring
and extract, stirring until blended. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and
chill for 1/2 hour. Preheat oven to 375 F. On work surface, form dough into
one 1 or 2 rolls 1 IN. in diameter. Slice into 60 1/2-IN. rounds and
arrange on baking sheets. Slightly beat the remaining egg and brush over
the rounds. Press 1 almond in the center of each round. Bake in preheated
oven for 15 min. until golden. Sweets are not often a part of a Chinese
dinner, but Americans like to eat dessert with Chinese food.
LEEANN CHIN
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNETONICA
WINE:  WAN FU
From the <Micro Cookbook Collection of Chinese Recipes>.  Downloaded from
Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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