Name: Almond Butter Icing recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening;1 cup butter;5 cups sifted confectioners' sugar;4 ½ tablespoons milk;1 ½ teaspoons almond extract

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Ingredients

1 cup shortening 1 cup butter 5 cups sifted confectioners' sugar 4 ½ tablespoons milk 1 ½ teaspoons almond extract

Nutrition Info

182.1 calories carbohydrate: 18.8 g cholesterol: 15.4 mg fat: 12.2 g fiber: : - protein: 0.1 g saturatedFat: 5.3 g servingSize: - sodium: 41.9 mg sugar: 18.5 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Cream together the shortening and the butter, add the almond extract and beat until fluffy.
Beat in the confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time. Add the milk alternately with the confectioners' sugar, one tablespoon at a time until the icing reaches the desired consistency. Color and decorate as desired.

Recipe Yield

4 cups

Recipe Note

Light almond flavored icing, great for sugar and butter cookies. You may need as little as 4 cups of confectioners' sugar;just stop adding it when you've reached the desired consistency.