| The orange almond crisps recipe is light and crispy | | | | and baking soda; set aside. |
| and goes great with coffee or ice cream! | | | | Step 3: In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars |
| Ingredients | | | | together with an electric mixer set on medium-high. |
| 1 cup shortening | | | | Step 4: Beat in egg, orange juice, orange peel, and |
| 1/2 cup granulated sugar | | | | almond extract. |
| 1/2 cup packed brown sugar | | | | Step 5: Gradually beat flour mixture into creamed |
| 1 egg | | | | mixture. |
| 2 tablespoons orange juice | | | | Step 6: Stir in chopped almonds. |
| 1 tablespoon grated orange peel | | | | Step 7: Roll into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on |
| 1/2 teaspoon almond extract | | | | ungreased cookie sheets. |
| 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour | | | | Step 8: Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. |
| 1/2 teaspoon baking soda | | | | Transfer cookies immediately to a cooling surface. |
| 1/4 cup chopped almonds | | | | Makes about 6 dozen cookies. |
| Hardware | | | | For more information on baking procedures and |
| Whisk | | | | hardware used in this recipe see our Baking Tips |
| Large bowl | | | | section. |
| Medium bowl | | | | Important: Feel free to republish this article on your |
| Cookie sheets | | | | website. However, you are not allowed to modify |
| Mixer | | | | any part of its content and all links should be kept |
| Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. | | | | active. |
| Step 2: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour | | | | |