Categories: Cookies 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
  2 1/4 c  Flour 
  1 1/4 c  Sugar 
      1 pn Salt 
      3    Eggs, lightly beaten 
      1 tb Oil 
    1/4 ts Almond extract 
           Finely grated zest of 1 
           -orange 
    1/2 c  Chopped almonds 
      2 ts Baking powder 
  
  Preheat oven to 350 F. 
  Grease and flour cookie sheet. 
  In a large bowl, sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.  Make 
  a well in the center of the mixture; add the remaining ingredients 
  and mix well.  Divide the dough in half.  Shape each half into 
  flat-bottomed cylinders (1-inch high x 2 1/2-inches wide x 8-inches 
  long). Bake 30-35 minutes or until brown on top.  Remove from oven 
  and cool slightly. Cut into 3/4-inch slices.  Return to oven with cut 
  side down for 15 minutes or until slices are brown.  Remove from oven 
  and cool on racks.