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Twin Dragon Almond Cookies Recipe
Twin Dragon Almond Cookies
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Cookie/Brownie
Calories: 196
Cook Time: 1 hour
Recipe Rating: 0.0 (0 reviews)
 

According to Main On Foods, the manufacturer and distributor of Twin Dragon Almond Cookies, the original recipe was brought to this country in 1951 by a Chinese baker who owned a small corner shop in downtown Los Angeles. That, retail bakery is gone now, but its most popular product, the worlds best-tasting almond cookie, is still selling big.
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup blanched almonds
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups lard (see Tidbits)
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg, beaten
1/8 cup water

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt.

3. In a blender, grind 1/2 cup blanched almonds to a fine powder. Add to the flour mixture.

4. Cream the sugar, lard, almond extract, egg, and water, and add to the dry mixture. Mix thoroughly.

5. Form into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.

6. Press on of the remaining almonds in the center of each ball, while flattening it slightly with fingers.

7. Brush each cookie lightly with beaten egg.

8. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cookies are light brown around edges.

Makes 2 dozen cookies

Tidbits
If your daily allowance of lard will be exceeded by this recipe, feel free to subsitute vegetable shortening.


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