You don't need any Almonds to make these cookies but you could add a few if you like. I have tried them with and without and the nuts give them a crunch which I think we all like. It also makes the cookies last a little longer when eating them, which makes it seem as if we are eating more.
Almond Spice Cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup egg substitute (2 lg. eggs beaten)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 + 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch salt
1/2 cup chopped almonds
Directions
In a bowl, cream butter and sugar; add egg substitute and extract. Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture. Stir in almonds. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 5 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: One serving (2 cookies)
85 calories,
4 .g fat (0 saturated fat),
trace cholesterol,
62 mg. sodium,
10 g. carbohydrate,
0 fiber,
1 g. protein.
