Almond Cookies

Ingredients :

Almonds - 1 and 1/2 pounds
All purpose flour - 2 and 1/2 pounds
Butter - 1 pound
Brown sugar - 1 pound
Powdered Sugar. 1/2 pound
Milk - 1/2 cup
Baking soda - 1and 1/2 tsp
Baking powder - 2 and 1/2 tsp
Vanilla Essence - 5 tsp

Procedure :

• Bring butter to room temperature.
• Ground almonds coarsely in a food processor and keep them aside.
• In a large bowl add all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, brown sugar, butter and mix thoroughly.
• Next add almond powder and knead it well.
• Mix milk and vanilla essence and sprinkle it all over the dough.
• Leave the dough for 5 to 10 minutes to set.
• Once the dough is set roll it into lemon sized balls. Place them on a cookie tray.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Once baked take them out of the oven and let them cool down.
• Once cooled down roll them in powdered sugar one at a time.

My grand children love these cookies. I got this recipe from my friend Kusum Behan.