Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/2           cup  butter -- (1 stick)
     1/2           cup  vegetable shortening
  1                cup  powdered sugar
  1                     egg
  1 1/2      teaspoons  almond extract
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
  2 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
  1           teaspoon  salt
     1/2      teaspoon  red food coloring
     1/2           cup  crushed peppermint candy

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla until smooth. Beat in flour and salt until blended. Divide batter in half; blend food coloring into one half. Form cookies by taking a bit less than a teaspoon of dough from each bowl and rolling together into a ball. Put cookies on greased or parchment lined baking sheets and flatten slightly with thumbprint. Sprinkle generously with crushed peppermint candy. Bake 9 to 10 minutes in a preheated 375-degree oven.

Nutritional Information:

3427 Calories (kcal); 202g Total Fat; (53% calories from fat); 39g Protein; 360g Carbohydrate; 435mg Cholesterol; 3131mg Sodium