Almond Butter Cookies

Like almonds? Like cookies? Make these.

{Almond Butter Cookies}

Ingredients

1/2 cup crisco

1 egg

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup almond butter

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1-1/4 cup flour

To roll

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup chopped almonds

Directions

In a small bowl, mix together a cup of sugar and chopped almonds. In a large bowl, mix together crisco, egg, sugars, almond butter and vanilla. Stir in baking powder, baking soda and salt. Then stir in flour. Chill for at least and hour, then roll into roughly 1-inch balls.

Roll in sugar and almond mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place evenly spaced on baking sheet. Using a fork, pess down on cookie dough balls in a criss-cross pattern. Bake for 6-8 minutes.