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    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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