Almond Wafers

Ingredients

 * 1/4 cup Butter
 * 1/2 cup Pulverized Sugar
 * 2 whites of egg
 * 1 tablespoon Milk
 * 11/4 cups Flour
 * 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
 * 1/8 teaspoon Almond Extract
 * Blanched Almonds

Directions

 * 1) First cream the butter, and gradually mix in the Sugar.
 * 2) Reserve one-half of the egg white with which to glaze the cakes.
 * 3) Beat the remaining Egg White, and add to the creamed butter and Sugar.
 * 4) Then add the flavoring, the milk and the flour.
 * 5) Roll the dough, a little at a time, into thin sheets, and cut into fancy shapes.
 * 6) Then bake in buttered tins. Arrange six or eight halves of blanched almonds, cut lengthwise, about the center of each cake in such a way as to represent the petals of a flower.
 * 7) Brush with the white of an egg.
 * 8) Sprinkle with Granulated Sugar, and bake in a moderate oven till of a delicate brown color.