Crisp Cinnamon Jumbles(Pre-Civil War Family Recipe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 oz. ground cinnamon
1/2 lb. butter (no substitutes)
1 lb. brown sugar
3 eggs
2 fluid oz. rose water
1 tsp. baking powder
flour to make stiff dough

Preparation

Mix well.
Roll very thin; sprinkle with granulated sugar and roll lightly.
Cut into shapes with cookie cutters or knife and insert halves of blanched almonds after cookies have been placed on cookie sheets.
Cook in 375\u00b0 oven for approximately 8 minutes, until edges begin to brown.
(Makes approximately 150 two-inch stars.)