Double Delicious Almond Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup almonds, finely ground
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons almond extract (not imitation)
• slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. mix together, flour, ground almonds, baking powder, salt and set aside.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy. blend in the egg and almond extract. gradually stir in the flour and almond meal alternately; but do not overmix batter.
• 3 arrange parchment paper on a baking sheet and drop dough by rounded tablespoon (i butter a cookie scoop) onto ungreased baking sheet.
• 4 garnish the cookie dough with a few slivered almonds.
• 5 bake 8-10 minutes or until very light golden brown.