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"The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it."--Mario Batali

Basic Italian Cookie Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
6 cups flour. Must be sifted!
2 cups of sifted confectioners sugar
1 ¾ tablespoons baking powder
1 ½ cup Crisco Butter Flavor shortening
5 eggs
1 teaspoon pure almond extract

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Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. Sift flour and then add confectionery sugar and baking powder. Cut shortening into dry ingredients until mixture resembles cornmeal. Mix in eggs, one at a time, well. Add almond extract and knead dough for about 5 minutes until it is smooth. Bake 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
There was a cookie tray for every occasion.

 

 

 

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