Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Almond Cookies


Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 cup
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Toasted ground almonds - 1 cup
Softened butter - 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup
Egg white - 1
Almond extract or vanilla extract - 1 tbspn

Method:
In a bowl take powdered sugar and butter. Whisk the sugar and butter thoroughly till both the ingredients are well combined.
Add the egg white to the mixture. Mix well.
Now add the almond extract or vanilla extract and the ground almonds to the cookie mix.
Lastly add the all purpose flour and baking powder. Combine all the ingredients to form a dough. Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
Shape the refrigerated dough into balls and place on a baking tray. Make sure there is an inch or two of gap between each cookie as they will expand on baking.
Bake at 180C or 356F for 15 minutes or till they turn light brown.
Let the cookies cool down completely before you eat.


Recipe Courtesy: Quick Asian Recipes

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