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By JanetLynn198

5 stars from 7 reviews
kinda like shortbread or wedding cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp almond extract
• some sort of citrus zest was recommended
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 325F. In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts (and zest, if using). Combine the flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture.

2. Roll into walnut sized balls and place 2" apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 20-25 mins in the preheated oven, until bottoms begin to brown.