Finnish Logs Recipe
Ingredients
| 3/4 cup butter or regular margarine, softened | ||
| Sugar | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Almond extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| All purpose flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| 1 egg, slightly beaten | ||
| 1/4 cup finely chopped unblanched almonds | ||
| Sugar | 1 Teaspoon | |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F.
Lightly grease cookie sheets.
In large bowl, with wooden spoon, beat butter, 1/3 cup sugar, and almond extract until light and fluffy.
Add flour and salt; mix well with hands.
Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface.
With hands, shape into a roll 6 inches long.
With sharp knife, cut roll crosswise into 6 parts.
With hands, shape each part into a roll 12 inches long and 3/4 inch in diameter.
Cut each roll into 6 (2-inch) pieces.
Place, 1 inch apart, on cookie sheets.
Brush tops lightly with egg; then sprinkle with mixture of almonds combined with 1 teaspoon sugar.
Bake 15to 20 minutes, or until delicately browned.
Remove to wire rack; cool.
Makes 3 dozen.
Lightly grease cookie sheets.
In large bowl, with wooden spoon, beat butter, 1/3 cup sugar, and almond extract until light and fluffy.
Add flour and salt; mix well with hands.
Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface.
With hands, shape into a roll 6 inches long.
With sharp knife, cut roll crosswise into 6 parts.
With hands, shape each part into a roll 12 inches long and 3/4 inch in diameter.
Cut each roll into 6 (2-inch) pieces.
Place, 1 inch apart, on cookie sheets.
Brush tops lightly with egg; then sprinkle with mixture of almonds combined with 1 teaspoon sugar.
Bake 15to 20 minutes, or until delicately browned.
Remove to wire rack; cool.
Makes 3 dozen.
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