I remember Grandma having these cookies for us to eat. To this day we all call them Windmill cookies.

1	cup	Margarine or Butter
1 1/2	cups	Brown Sugar, packed
1 1/2	tsps	Ground Cinnamon
1	tsp	Baking Powder
1/2	tsp	Ground Nutmeg
1/2	tsp	Ground Cloves
1/4	tsp	Salt
1		Egg
2 3/4	cups	All Purpose Flour
1/3	cup	Blanced Almonds, finely chopped (optional)
		Blanced Whole Almonds (optional)

Beat margarine or butter with a mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds or by hand. Add brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Beat in egg and flour. Add chopped almonds if using. Roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness on a lightly floured board and cut into shapes (windmills and Sinterklaas/Santa shapes are traditional but can also cut them into the children's initials). Decorate with whole almonds if using. Place on inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake in 350 degree F oven 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool l minute; transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 4 to 6 dozen (depending on size).