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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 15 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour a few drops of red food coloring into a small bowl, and set aside. | 2. With an electric mixer, beat the shortening together with the sugar in a mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in the egg and almond extract. | 3. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the sugar-shortening mixture, and mix well. Scoop up a scant tablespoon of dough with a spoon, and form into a walnut-sized ball. Place the ball onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and press the ball slightly with your thumb to create a flat spot on top (don't flatten the cookie). Dip the end of a bamboo chopstick into the red food coloring, and touch the center of each cookie to make a red dot. | 4. Bake in the preheated oven until slightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool on a rack. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
red food coloring				-	-	-	-
vegetable shortening	1	cup		345.6	0.0	0.0	38.4
vegetable shortening	3	tablespoons		345.6	0.0	0.0	38.4
sugar	1	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
almond extract	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
purpose flour	2 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1/2	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

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