Frosted Almond Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 lemon, rind of, grated
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup ground almonds
• 2 egg whites, slightly beaten
• 1 1/4 cups sliced almonds
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter,lemon peel and suger until light and fluffy.
• 2 add the vanilla and flour, mix well. mix in the almond meal.
• 3 chill the dough for one hour.
• 4 shape dough into 48 little logs and flatten slightly. you can freeze the cookies at this point.
• 5 when ready to bake: dip each log into egg , then roll in the flaked almonds. you will probably have to squeeze the log in your fist to get the almonds. i recommend getting both hand in there, you can wash up once they are formed.
• 6 place the logs close together on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• 7 bake at 325 degrees f for 15 to 20 minutes until a light golden brown.
• 8 sift powdered sugar over the cookies while they are still warm.