Swedish Dream Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons almond extract 
• 1 cup butter 
• 1 cup coconut or flaked
• 3 cups flour all-purpose sifted
• 1 cup shortening 
• 1 tablespoon water boiling
• 2 cups sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together shortening and butter. Gradually add sugar and almond extract.
3. Mix on high speed for 10 minutes.
4. In a small bowl, dissolve the baker's ammonia with the boiling water, adding the water a little at a time.
5. Add this to the butter mixture.
6. Stir in the flour and coconut .
7. Mix well.
8. Drop cookies from a teaspoon onto a well greased cookie sheet.
9. Bake cookies in preheated oven for 9 to 11 minutes. Cookies should be set but not brown.
10. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before removing.