Finnish Cookie Sticks

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon almond extract 
• 1.5 cups almonds finely chopped
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1  eggs 
• 3  eggs beaten
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Stir in 1 egg and almond extract.
3. Combine the salt and flour; stir into the sugar mixture with your hands until a smooth dough forms.
4. Roll dough into log shaped pieces about 1/2 inch thick and 2 to 3 inches long. Dip each piece in the beaten eggs, then in remaining 1/2 cup sugar and then roll them in almonds.
5. Place them 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.