Swedish heirloom cookies (1956)

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Swedish heirloom cookie recipe

(adapted by Ann Pillsbury)

Swedish heirloom cookies (1956)

Yield: 54

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 33 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon French's Vanilla
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/4 cups almonds, ground
• 2 cups sifted Pillsbury's Best enriched flour
• French's Decorets (sprinkles / nonpareils)
• 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions

1. Cream butter, vanilla, 1 cup sugar, salt.
2. Add almonds.
3. Blend in flour.
4. Shape dough into balls or crescents, using a rounded teaspoonful for each.
5. To decorate, pour Decorets on wax paper.
6. Roll shaped dough in Decorets.
7. Bake on ungreased baking sheets, in slow oven (325 F) for 15 to 18 minutes. (Cookies will not be brown when done.)
8. Roll undecorated cookies in mixture of cinnamon and confectioner's sugar while warm.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 54 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 121Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 98mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 3g

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