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16 oz. good white chocolate
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup pistachios
Melt the white chocolate and milk in a pan over medium low heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.
Add cranberries, pistachios and vanilla and mix well.
Pour into a prepared (parchment lined and sprayed with cooking spray) 8″ pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Cut into squares and enjoy!
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1-3/4 cups flour
2 tsps baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp almond extract
milk
1/2 cup slivered or sliced almonds
Stir dry ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar and then add the egg and extract. Add the dry ingredients. Divide the dough into 4 pieces and roll each piece into a log approximately 12″ long. Place on a parchment lined sheet. Pat each log down until it is about 3″ wide. Brush with some milk and top with some almonds. Press the nuts down into the dough.
Bake at 325 degrees for 12 -15 minutes.
Remove cookies and let cool completely.
When cool, mix 1 cup confectioners sugar, 1/8 tsp almond extract and about 3-4 tbsps milk to make a drizzly icing. Drizzle over logs. Let set completely and then cut into strips at a diagonal.
Store in airtight container at room temp for about 3 days or freeze, well sealed, for up to 3 months.
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1 egg
1/4 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp lemon extract
2 cups flour
1/3 cup pistachios
3/4 cups sugar
1/8 tsp salt
2 sticks softened butter
In a small bowl, mix the egg and two extracts. In bowl of food processor, put the flour, sugar and pistachios. Pulse 8-10 times. Add egg mixture and process until the dough comes together. Remove and put on table and knead till smooth.
Take a generous teaspoon of dough and roll it into a ball. Make a thumbprint in the center. Bake at 350 degrees or about 12 minutes. Remove and cool.
Melt 4 oz of good white chocolate in a microwave on 50% at 10-20 second intervals or until melted and smooth. Put into a heavy duty plastic bag, snip the end and pipe into wells of cookies. Put some chopped pistachios on top and let set. (You can add some dried cranberries if you wish).
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