Cinnamon Almond Strips

By Addie

When I was young, I could hardly wait for the holidays because I knew these rich cookies would make an appearance on the cookie tray. Now I make them for holidays throughout the year. —Fred Grover, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Ingredients

• TOPPING:
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
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• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup finely chopped almonds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Gradually add flour and mix well.

Using a cookie press fitted with a bar disk, press dough 1 in. apart into long strips onto ungreased baking sheets. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; brush over dough.

Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over strips. Cut each strip into 2-in. pieces (there is no need to separate the pieces).

Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm (do not brown). Cut into pieces again if necessary. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 10 dozen.

COMMENTS:

How can I make this if I don't have a cookie press? They sound yummy with two of my favorite ingredients - cinnamon and almonds.

You really dont need a cookie press...I have made these where I just cut them into bars and bake...just make sure you roll out evenly thin...if you have a pasta machine you can roll out equally thin then score into bars to bake...it is all about the thickness of the bars I think! (with the pasta machine do not use a noodle attachment...just roll out large flat peices of dough that you can trim and score)