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"The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it."--Mario Batali

Grandma Herts' Kifling Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 3/4 c. butter
1/2 c. ground almonds +6 tbsp. (2.5 oz. akg w/o skins)
4 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Powdered surgar (used to roll hot baked cookies in)
Directions:
Directions:
Melt butter. Mix dry ingredients except powdered sugar. Add melted butter to dry ingredients and mix well. Roll out mixture to 1/4 in. thick. cut into a crescent shape using a round cookied cutter. Bake until slightly golden brown (not sure of time). Roll hot cookies in powdered sugar and set aside to cool.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
My great grandmother used to make these every Christmas. Not a Christmas goes by without one of us making them for the family to enjoy. They are so good!

 

 

 

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