Thursday, January 7, 2010

Almond cookies with vegetable shortening

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I was pretty tempted to try out to make a new simple cookies recipe using vegetable shortening beside butter in order to make the cookies more crunchy as someone told it to me. Then, I also decided to add almond extract to make these cookies to become almond cookies. I made 2 types of cookies shape, a flower and a bear's head :)

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Almond cookies recipe

Ingredients:
250 gram flour
100 gram butter
50 gram vegetable shortening
75 gram sugar powder
20 gram milk powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:
Pre-heat oven 375 F
Mix all the ingredients until it becomes a dough
Roll out the dough and use cookies cutter
Bake cookies until lightly browned (about 15 minutes)
Leave it cool
Decorate the cookies with icing sugar (optional)

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Yup... Approved! These cookies are very crunchy!!! :)

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21 comments:

  1. Food For TotsJanuary 7, 2010 at 10:36 PM

    What a co-incidence! I also posted a cookie recipe today. Your cookies look so much better than mine. Yummy!

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  2. Mary BergfeldJanuary 7, 2010 at 11:44 PM

    These are wonderful. I love your little bears. They are really cute.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2010 at 12:51 AM

    Adorable cookies and I love the almond flavor!

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  4. SookJanuary 8, 2010 at 1:22 AM

    I love these kinds of cookies. So flavorful and yummy! First time here and I love your blog. Thanks for sharing your recipes!

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  5. GloJanuary 8, 2010 at 4:21 AM

    I bet they melt in your mouth ~ and they're so cute with the icing as well. Yum!

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  6. Sam Hoffer / My Carolina KitchenJanuary 8, 2010 at 5:35 AM

    Absolutely adorable cookies shaped like bears. I love teddy bears.
    Sam

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  7. ♥peachkins♥January 8, 2010 at 5:59 AM

    I love the bears!

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  8. MicaJanuary 8, 2010 at 6:42 AM

    Selby, those cookies are beautiful. Did they turn out with the texture you wanted?

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  9. SelbaJanuary 8, 2010 at 7:22 AM

    sook: Thanks for dropping by my blog :)

    mica: Yes and I got amazed how crunchy it becomes with vegetable shortening :)

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  10. AdamJanuary 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    Those are cute little shapes, I can tell you put quite a bit of time on them :)

    I know the holidays are over, but cookies are still sooo good.

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  11. Big Boys OvenJanuary 8, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    wow looks so nice, I will make some this CNY! :)

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  12. Noob CookJanuary 8, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    I really enjoy all your bakes, they always turn out so well :)

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  13. Rebecca SawJanuary 8, 2010 at 2:31 PM

    But someone told me shortenin are not good for health?

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  14. SelbaJanuary 8, 2010 at 8:27 PM

    TNG: Oh.. is it so?

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  15. 13th PandaJanuary 8, 2010 at 8:53 PM

    where's mine?I like the bear bear one..

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  16. FaithJanuary 9, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    These are so cute! I also love adding almond extract in cookies and other baked goods...it adds such a nice flavor!

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  17. foodbinJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    i like those almond bears.

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  18. Angie's RecipesJanuary 9, 2010 at 3:36 PM

    The almond bears are so lovely!

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  19. UnknownJanuary 9, 2010 at 10:19 PM

    the bear cookies are so cute.

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  20. Foodie with Little Thyme!January 10, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    So simple, sweet and super cute!

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  21. Monica HJanuary 11, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    Those bears are too cute. love them.

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