Lace Cookies

1. 2/3 C. ground blanched almonds
2. 1/2 C. butter (no substitute)
3. 1/2 C. sugar
4. dash of salt
5. 2 T. flour
6. 2 T. milk

Melt the butter in a sauce pan, then add the sugar and stir until it is dissolved.  Add the almonds, flour and salt.  Cook and stir constantly for one minute.  Remove from the stove and blend in the milk.  Put drops on a greased cookie sheet and flatten the drop out with the back of a spoon.  Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, or until the cookies are light brown. 

Cool the cookies until the spatula can be placed under them and not stick.  

For flat cookies, after removing the cookies from a pan, use a roller to flatten it out more. 

For cup-shaped-cookies, place the flattened cookies over the top of a glass.  

Makes about 3 dozen cookies or 18 cups.