Almond Strips - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 -2 tablespoon milk
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons milk

Preparation

Stir together flour and baking powder.
Uaing an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine until smooth.
Add sugar and beat till fluffy.
Add egg and the 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; beat well.
Stir in flour mixture and beat until thoroughly mixed.
Divide the dough in fourths; roll each portion into a twelve inch roll.
Place 2 rolls four to five inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
(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.
Repeat with remaining rolls.
Brush each flattened roll with a little milk and sprinkle with about 2 tablespoons of the the sliced almonds.
Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
While still warm, cut crosswise at a diagonal into 1 inch strips.
Cool completely.
Stir together the powdered sugar, the 1/4 teaspoon almond extract and the milk to make a thin frosting.
Drizzle frosting lightly back and forth over strips.