Email to Booper      

Recipe Categories: booper's HOME PAGE4-Kids Alcohol AltonBrown APPETIZERS BakedGifts BakeSale BBQ BEEF BIRTHDAYPARTIES BREAD BreadMachine BREAKFAST BURGERS CAKESandPIES CANDY Canning CARB_FRIENDLY CASSEROLES Cheesecake COOKIES Cookingfor2 CraftyCooking CROCKPOT DESSERTS DIABETIC DogTreatRecipes EGGS ETHNIC FISHandSEAFOOD Frosting FRUIT GBSRecipes Holiday-TGiving HolidayRecipes HomemadeMixes IceCream JAMSandJELLIES LowCarb LOWFAT MAINMEAL MARINADES MEATS OldFamilyRecipes PartyPleasers PASTA PASTRIES PIZZA PORK POTATOES POULTRY RICE SALADandDRESSING SANDWICHES SAUCES SNACKS SOUPSandSTEWS SummerDesserts SummerDishes VEGETABLES WLSRecipes

Almond Shortbread




Source of Recipe


family Circle


Recipe Introduction


Our Christmas-tree shaped shortbreads are nestled on a bed of sugar, but they look equally tantalizing on a more traditional cookie tray.


List of Ingredients




1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unblanched almonds, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels, for drizzle
Confectioners' sugar, for garnish





Recipe



1. Heat oven to 350°. Lightly grease large baking sheet.

2. Stir together flour, almonds and salt in a small bowl.

3. Beat together butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extract in medium-size bowl until creamy and smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in flour mixture.

4. Divide the dough into 4 equal balls. On a greased baking sheet, pat or roll out each ball of dough to 4 1/2-inch round. Smooth edge. Press with tines of fork all around edge, if desired. Cut each round into 6 equal wedges, but do not pull the wedges apart.

5. Bake in 350° oven for 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned at edges. While still hot, recut the rounds into wedges and remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

6. Melt semisweet chocolate morsels in small bowl in microwave oven or over pan of hot water. Drizzle over wedges. Sprinkle evenly with confectioners' sugar. Store shortbread in airtight container. You can redust shortbread with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

Makes: 2 dozen cookies. Prep: 15 minutes. Bake: at 350° for 12 to 14 minutes.