ADELE'S DECADENTLY DELICIOUS ALMOND COOKIES

How can I possibly explain how wonderfully delicious these cookies are without you having taken just one bite? Impossible maybe, but I'll try, try, try. 

Butter, sugar, powdered sugar, oil, eggs, almond extract, flour, whole wheat flour, almonds, almond brickle chips....more sugar. There now, did that help?

2 sticks butter~softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 big eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 cups coarsely chopped almonds
1 (6 oz.) package almond brickle chips
Sugar

 Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy, gradually add 1 cup sugar and powdered sugar, beating well. Add oil, eggs, and almond extract; beat well.

Combine flours, baking soda, salt, and cream of tartar; add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in almonds and almond brickle chips. 

Shape cookie dough into 3-inch balls; roll in additional sugar. Place 5-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten cookies in a criss-cross pattern with a fork dipped in sugar. Baked at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks, and let cool completely.
Yield: 3 1/2 dozen


"I guarantee you that these cookies will literally melt in your mouth!"~Adele Forbes