Chinese Restaurant Almond Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon almond extract 
• 48  almonds 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1  eggs 
• 2.8 cups flour all-purpose sifted
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar white
• 1 cup lard 
• 1 cup lard 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Sift flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together into a bowl.
3. Cut in the lard until mixture resembles cornmeal.
4. Add egg and almond extract.
5. Mix well.
6. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Set them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Place an almond on top of each cookie and press down to flatten slightly.
8. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies are golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.