Title: Orange-Almond Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 36 servings
1/2 c Un-salted butter *
3/4 c Granulated sugar
1 lg Egg
1-1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Blanched almonds; fine chop
2 ts Grated orange peel
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 Egg; lightly beaten
36 Blanched almonds
*or shortening; softened to room temperature
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar for about five minutes. Add
the egg and continue beating until smooth. Sift together the flour, baking
soda, and salt. Slowly add to the butter mixture and mix until smooth. Add
the chopped almonds, the grated orange peel, and the vanilla extract. Mix
until smooth. Drop teaspoons of the cookie batter onto lightly buttered
cookie sheets, spacing them about 1" apart. Dip your thumb in some flour
and make an indentation in the center of each cookie. Brush each cookie
with the lightly beaten egg and place a whole almond in the center of each
indentation. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cookies are golden brown
at the edges and puffed. Let cool slightly, then remove to a wire rack.
