2 (16-oz.) containers fresh strawberries, quartered 3/4 cup sugar, di ided 1/4 teaspoon a!"ond e#tract (optiona!

) 1 cup whipping crea" 2 tab!espoons sugar 2 3/4 cups a!!-purpose f!our 4 teaspoons ba$ing powder 3/4 cup co!d butter, cut up 2 !arge eggs, !ight!% beaten 1 (&-oz.) container sour crea" 1 teaspoon ani!!a e#tract 'arnish( fresh "int sprigs )reparation 1. *o"bine strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar, and, if desired, a!"ond e#tract. *o er berr% "i#ture, and !et stand 2 hours. 2. +eat whipping crea" at "ediu" speed with an e!ectric "i#er unti! foa"%, gradua!!% add 2 -bsp. sugar, beating unti! soft pea$s for". *o er and chi!! up to 2 hours. 3. *o"bine f!our, re"aining 1/4 cup sugar, and ba$ing powder in a !arge bow!, cut butter into f!our "i#ture with a pastr% b!ender or two for$s unti! cru"b!%. 4. .his$ together eggs, sour crea", and ani!!a unti! b!ended, add to f!our "i#ture, stirring /ust unti! dr% ingredients are "oistened. 0rop dough b% !ight!% greased 1/3 cupfu!s onto a !ight!% greased ba$ing sheet. (*oat cup with egetab!e coo$ing spra% after each drop.) 1. +a$e at 4123 for 12 to 11 "inutes or unti! go!den. 6. 4p!it shortca$es in ha!f horizonta!!%. 4poon about 1/2 cup berr% "i#ture onto each shortca$e botto", top each with a rounded -bsp. chi!!ed whipped crea", and co er with tops. 4er e with re"aining whipped crea". 'arnish, if desired. 4trawberr% 5a" 4hortca$es( )repare recipe as directed. +efore topping shortca$e botto"s with strawberr% "i#ture, stir together 1/4 cup strawberr% /a" and 2 -bsp. chopped fresh "int. 4pread cut sides of botto" shortca$e ha! es e en!% with /a" "i#ture. )roceed with recipe as directed.