Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2           cup  vegetable oil
     1/2           cup  sugar
  1         tablespoon  creamy peanut butter
     1/2      teaspoon  ground cinnamon
     1/4      teaspoon  ground cloves
     1/4      teaspoon  almond extract
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  1 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
  18                    about walnut havles
  1                     egg -- beaten to blend
                        -- (for glaze)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 3325ø. Line baking sheet with foil. Beat first 7 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Mix in flour. Shape dough into walnut-size balls; arrange 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet. Top each with 1 walnut half. Press walnuts to adhere to dough and to flatten balls slightly. Brusg generously with glaze. Bake cookies until cooked through and light brown, about 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheet. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.) Makes about 18 cookies.

Nutritional Information:

2105 Calories (kcal); 115g Total Fat; (49% calories from fat); 25g Protein; 245g Carbohydrate; 187mg Cholesterol; 595mg Sodium