Ingredients:
4 sticks butter, softened
1 1/4 cups Sugar
4 cups flour
6 dozen (3 ounces) whole blanched almonds
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325°. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter at medium-high speed until creamy. Slowly add Sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until mixture is light and fluffy. With mixer [...]

 
Ingredients
4 sticks butter (2 C)
2 C dark molasses
2 t cinnamon
a little allspice
1 t ground cloves
1 lb dark brown sugar
1 t nutmeg
1 T ground ginger (or several times more for spicier ginger flavor)
a little black pepper
10–12 C flour
Makes 500 cookies
Procedure
Soften butter and put in a large bowl; add molasses, sugar, and spices; mix.
Add flour, mixing in [...]