Aunt Catherine's Italian Cookies

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945 calories per serving view nutrition facts

Ingredients

2 1/2	cups	flour, all-purpose
6	ounces	cream
3	large	eggs
1	cup	vegetable shortening
2	tablespoons	almond extract
1	tablespoon	cinnamon
1 1/2	cups	sugar
6	ounces	milk
1	stick	margarine, non-fat
3	tablespoons	baking powder
1	cup	nuts	chopped

Icing
1	box	powdered sugar
1	stick	margarine, non-fat
1	x	food coloring

Directions

Cream oleo, shortening and sugar.

Add eggs, almond extract, cinnamon, cream and milk.

Mix in nuts and baking powder and flour.

Roll small balls into long rolls, then kind of flatten it. Slice in 1/2 inch pieces.

Put on cookie sheet. Bake until done at 350 degrees.

Mix melted butter and powdered sugar.

Put in small containers and add different food colorings.

Spread on cooled cookies and let harden.

Then put in canned containers.

Can store for months.

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