Almond Shortbread Cookies

1 lb. butter
1 c. sugar
1 lb. almonds - chopped fine
4 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt

Cream butter & sugar, mix in other ingredients. Bake at 350 for 12-14 min. Cool for one minute, then roll each cookie in powdered sugar.

(Thanks to: Staci James)

Anzac Biscuits (from Jan Astle)

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar (or half white, half brown)

1 cup dessicated coconut (you can find at health food store)

4 oz butter

2 Tbs golden syrup (karo)

1 tsp baking soda

2 Tbs boiling water

Combine oats, sifted flour, sugar, and coconut in large bowl. In a saucepan, melt butter and karo over a gentle heat. Mix baking soda with boiling water, add to melted butter mixture and add this to the dry ingredients. Stir until combined. The mixture will be crumb-like. Use a small cookie scoop and pack in the dough. Place on cookie sheet and flatten them out. Bake at 300 for about 15 minutes. 

Paradise Bakery sugar cookie

I found this recipe on someone's blog, and thought they sounded SO good. If anyone gets around to making them before me, please add your comments!

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
2 cups shortening
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg, beaten
4 1/3 cups cake flour (*important*)
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Plain or colored sugar, for decorating

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, cream together sugars and shortening using an electric mixer. Mix on slow speed 30 seconds, then scrape down the bowl with a spatula. Increase speed to medium and mix for 3 minutes.
Slowly add vanilla and beaten egg while mixing.
In a separate bowl, combine cake flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, mixing on slow speed until just blended. Do not overmix.
Scoop with an ice cream scoop and roll in sugar. Place on baking sheet. Flatten slightly with palm of hand.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes. Cookies are done when small cracks appear and are pale golden. Ideally, do not let edges brown.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.