Toffee Almond Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 cups chopped almonds
• 6 ounces skor toffee pieces

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350.

2. 2

   Blend sugar, powdered sugar, butter and oil until well mixed.

3. 3

   Add almond extract and eggs and mix well.

4. 4

   Lightly spoon and blend in flours, soda, salt and cream of tartar at low speed.

5. 5

   By hand, stir in almonds and toffee bits.

6. 6

   Shape into balls and roll in sugar; Crisscross balls with fork dipped in sugar.

7. 7

   Bake in preheated oven on ungreased cookie sheets for 10 minutes; Cool on cookies sheets 3-4 minutes, then remove.

8. 8

   To freeze: Either flash freeze cookie dough balls and then thaw and bake on serving day or freeze already baked cookies in freezer bags.