Almond Cookies

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup shortening
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sugar
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup chopped slivered almonds
Confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 350ºF

Cream butter, shortening, milk and almond extract in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in sugar.

Combine flour, almonds and salt. Mix into creamed mixture.

Shape dough into balls using one level measuring tablespoon for each. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes on ungreased baking sheet. Do not overbake. Cookies will not brown.

Remove to cooling rack. Roll slightly warm cookie in confectioners sugar. Roll in confectioners sugar again when cookies are cool.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.