Creamy Wafers

Ingredients
- 12 c shortening
- 12 c sugar
- 1 egg well beaten
- 34 c flour
- 12 tsp salt
- 12 tsp vanilla or 14 tsp almond extract
- 26 halves of walnuts or almonds
Directions
- Blend shortening and sugar thoroughly
- Add eggs beating until smooth
- Sift flour with salt add to mixture beating vigorously
- Add flavoring
- Drop from spoon onto lightly greased cookie sheet about 3 to 4 inches apart
- Place nut in center of each cookie
- Bake in a 350 oven for 10 minutes