Glazed Almond Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 cup soft butter or margarine | ||
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/2 teaspoon each of almond and vanilla extracts | ||
| Eggs | 2 Small, separated | |
| Blanched almonds | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cake flour | 2 2/3 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 48 unblanched whole almonds | ||
Directions
Cream butter and sugar until light.
Beat in extracts and egg yolks.
Add chopped nuts, flour, and salt; mix well.
Roll into 1-inch balls, dip into unbeaten egg whites (this provides the glaze), and put 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
Put a whole almond in center of each ball, and push down to flatten cookie.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F.) for about 10 minutes.
Beat in extracts and egg yolks.
Add chopped nuts, flour, and salt; mix well.
Roll into 1-inch balls, dip into unbeaten egg whites (this provides the glaze), and put 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
Put a whole almond in center of each ball, and push down to flatten cookie.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F.) for about 10 minutes.
Chef
