Almond Sprinkle Cookies

I have been searching for a delicious almond cookie recipe for a long time, I took a few different recipes and mixed them together to create this wonderful treat. I am not sure if it beats my Dad's almond sugar cookie, but it is a close second for sure! Darin loves to have homemade cookies in his lunch box and this week he is starting a new position so he will be extra grateful to wake up to fresh baked cookies tonight.

Recipe
1.5 cup Sugar
2/3 cup Butter
2/3 cup Crisco (I use butter flavor)

Cream together.
Add 2 eggs and 2 teaspoons almond extract.

Mix together:
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder

Add this to mixing bowl with creamed mixture, mix on medium speed until blended thoroughly. Preheat oven to 350 and chill dough for 30 minutes. Make dough into balls and roll into sprinkles or course sugar. Bake for 7-9 minutes. The cookies will still be in balls when removed from oven, flatten with spatula and let cool completely.