Almond Strips Recipe

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Almond Strips
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Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 -2 tbsp milk
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tsp milk

Directions:

  1. Stir together flour and baking powder.
  2. Uaing an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine until smooth.
  3. Add sugar and beat till fluffy.
  4. Add egg and the 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; beat well.
  5. Stir in flour mixture and beat until thoroughly mixed.
  6. Divide the dough in fourths; roll each portion into a twelve inch roll.
  7. Place 2 rolls four to five inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  8. (To facilitate cutting, use cookie sheets without sides- or the back of cookie sheets with sides.) Flatten each roll till it is about 3 inches wide.
  9. Repeat with remaining rolls.
  10. Brush each flattened roll with a little milk and sprinkle with about 2 tablespoons of the the sliced almonds.
  11. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
  12. While still warm, cut crosswise at a diagonal into 1 inch strips.
  13. Cool completely.
  14. Stir together the powdered sugar, the 1/4 teaspoon almond extract and the milk to make a thin frosting.
  15. Drizzle frosting lightly back and forth over strips.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 81.92 Kcal (343 kJ)
Calories from fat 35.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.94g 6%
Cholesterol 8.97mg 3%
Sodium 124.21mg 5%
Potassium 44.87mg 1%
Total Carbs 10.83g 4%
Sugars 4.98g 20%
Dietary Fiber 0.76g 3%
Protein 1.19g 2%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 30.7mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 418.08 Kcal (1750 kJ)
Calories from fat 181.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.11g 6%
Cholesterol 45.79mg 3%
Sodium 633.87mg 5%
Potassium 229.01mg 1%
Total Carbs 55.26g 4%
Sugars 25.39g 20%
Dietary Fiber 3.87g 3%
Protein 6.06g 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 2.2mg 2%
Calcium 156.9mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.8
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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