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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Scandinavian >> Swedish

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 10 minutes, Preparation Time - 10 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). | 2. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and almond extract; mix until fluffy. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. | 3. Divide dough into 4 pieces, and roll each one into a log about 12 inches long. Place 2 logs per cookie sheet 4 to 5 inches apart. Flatten each roll by hand until it is about 3 inches wide. Brush flattened roll with milk and sprinkle with sliced almonds. | 4. Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. While the cookies are still warm, cut them crosswise at a diagonal, into slices about 1 inch wide. When cool, drizzle with almond icing. | 5. Almond icing: In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, almond extract, and milk until smooth. Drizzle over the cookies. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
white sugar	1	cup		774.0	199.96	0.0	0.0
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
almond extract	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
purpose flour	1	3/4 cups		-	-	-	-
baking powder	2	teaspoons		4.876	2.5484	0.0	0.0
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
almond	1/2	cup	sliced	963.56	0.0	0.0	109.0
milk	2	tablespoons		37.21	2.9158	1.9215	1.9947
confectioner sugar	1	cup		-	-	-	-
almond extract	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
milk	1/4	cup		37.21	2.9158	1.9215	1.9947

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.