Ingredients
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2 cups flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 cup brown sugar
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4 ounces chopped almonds
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1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
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2 eggs, lightly beaten
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1/4 cup port wine or 1/4 cup sherry wine
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1 egg white, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray or grease a cookie sheet.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, ground cloves, brown sugar, and almonds in a large bowl.
- Add the butter and cut into the flour mixture.
- Add the beaten eggs and red wine and mix dough together until it can be formed into a ball.
- Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place on cookie sheets about 2" apart.
- Brush each cookie gently with the egg white.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes - until golden brown. Remove to a rack to cool completely.