Filling:
1 egg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
8-1/2 ounce butter flavored shortening
1 teaspoon red food coloring
8 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 teaspoons blue food coloring
2 1/2 cups chopped almonds
8 square Stripe decorations
broken-wine glass
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
Put the egg in a large saucepan and melt over low heat. Remove from heat, and stir in oil, vanilla, 1 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, soda, and baking powder. Allow to cool. Stir in the butter flavored shortening, 2 cups sugar, almonds and blue food coloring.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes before removing from cookie sheet to wire racks to cool completely.