Finnish Cookie Sticks

Serves:	6
Recipe Type:	Non Veg.
Calories Per Serving:	815
Preparation Time:	25 M
Cooking Time:	10 M
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Butter (softened)
• ½ cup White Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Almond Extract
• 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 3 Eggs (beaten)
• ½ cup White Sugar
• 1½ cups Almonds (finely chopped)

Cooking Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
• Combine butter and ½ cup white sugar in a medium bowl. Mix well until the mixture turns smooth.
• Add 1 egg and almond extract. Stir.
• Mix together salt and flour.
• Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture. Mix with your hands to form smooth dough.
• Roll the dough into logs about ½ inch thick and 2 to 3 inches long.
• Dip each log into the beaten eggs and then into the remaining ½ cup white sugar.
• Finally, roll the logs into almonds and place them onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake the logs for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove and cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 5 minutes.
• Remove them from the sheets and transfer to wire racks. Cool them completely.