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     Title: Almond Refrigerator Cookies
Categories: Cookies
     Yield: 6 servings

     2 c  Butter
     2 c  Sugar
   1/3 c  Sour cream
     4 c  Flour
   1/2 ts Salt
   1/2 ts Baking soda
   1/2 ts Ground cloves
   1/2 ts Nutmeg
     1 c  Sliced almonds

     Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.  Dissolve soda in sour cream. Sift
 flour, salt, cloves and nutmeg together. Add dry ingredients gradually to
 sour cream, mixing after each addition. Add almonds. form rolls of dough
 about 2" in diameter. Wrap rolls in waxed paper and chill overnight. When
 ready to bake, cut into 1/4" slices and bake in preheated oven at 400°F for
 12 minutes or until golden brown. This dough may be kept refrigerated about
 2 weeks or frozen for later use.

 Source: Prize Winning Recipes from the State Fair of  Texas, 1976.

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