Chinese Almond Cookies

Description: Make and share this Chinese Almond Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup lard
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup almonds
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon water
• 30 almond halves, blanched
• 1 egg yolk, beaten

Steps:

1. Sift flour and baking powder.
2. Blend lard, sugar and 1/4 cup almonds in a food processor until it has a coarse meal texture.
3. Add extract, eggs and 1 tablespoon water.
4. Add flour mixture.
5. Wrap and refrigerate overnight.
6. Form 1-1/2 inch balls; press down; add almond half to indentation.
7. Dip fingers in egg yolk and dip on top of cookies.
8. Bake cookies on a floured cookie sheet 5 minutes at 375F and 8 to 10 minutes at 300°F to make sure dough is stiff.
9. You may need to add a little more flour.