Almond Cookies
A simple cookie recipe that brings back memory from visits to the grandparents
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 60 cookies
Ingredients
- 250 g butter
- 120 g sugar
- 1 egg
- 100 g grounded almonds
- 350 g Flour
- 1 egg yoke
- 50 g white almonds for garnishing
Instructions
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Preheat the oven at 200c gas mark 3
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In an medium sized bowl mix the butter,sugar and egg until its light and fluffy.
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Add in the grounded almonds and flour. Start kneading it for around 5 minute then split it in two balls.
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Sprinkle these with flour then wrap it in a tea towel and put it in the fridge to rest for two hours.
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Sprinkle flour over a flat surface, then spread the dough over the surface and cut it into portions of 2 cm in size. Then roll these into balls
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Put baking foil onto the baking tray and put the little dough balls onto it and squash them flat.
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With a brush, cover the top of the dough cookies with egg yoke and finish up by pressing a white almond into the top.
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Put the tray in the oven and bake for about 12 minutes.
