Cookies, Bars and Biscotti

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Chocolate Clove Drops
Frost these cookies with the Chocolate Clove Icing below.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

For frosting: Mix all ingredients together until smooth. If it becomes too stiff for frosting cookies, add in a few drops of water.

For cookies: Mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder, spices and baking soda together; set aside. Beat the eggs with the sugar; add in the milk and shortening. Pour this into the dry mixture and mix until a dough develops. Drop by teaspoons onto parchment lined baking sheets and bake for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to cooling racks. Cool; frost with frosting and let icing dry.

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Chinese Almond Cookies
Brush the cookies with yolk glaze before baking to make them golden and shiny when baked.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

For glaze: Mix yolk with water; reserve.

For cookies: In bowl, mix flour with baking powder and salt; set aside. Beat butter, shortening and sugars until smooth. Add in the egg and almond extract. Gradually add in the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Shape into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place balls onto baking sheets and lightly flatten with fingertips. Press an almond onto each cookie center and brush the tops of each with the glaze. Bake cookies for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Let set on sheets for 2 minutes before transferring to cooling racks.

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