Instructions: Allow butter to come to room temperature. Finely chop blanced almonds.

Sift flour and Confectioners Sugar In a medium mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, vanilla, almond extract, salt and cinnamon. Add flour and stir in almonds Chill if necessary to make firmer before shaping. Roll level teaspons of the dough into balls. Place a few inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes.

With a spatula remove to wire racks. At once roll in extra confectioners sugar. Store in a tightly covered tin box.

Makes 2 1/2 or 3
dozen cookies.

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