Nut and Spice Cookie Recipes - Almond Jumbles

 

Ingredients 

• 1/2cup/125 g butter, softened

• 3/4 cup/150 g granulated sugar

• 1 1/2 cups/225 g all­purpose/plain flour

• 2/3 cup/100 g finely ground almonds

• 1/8 tsp salt

• juice of 1 lemon

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Method:

1. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy.

2. Mix in the flour, almonds, and salt. Add the lemon juice to form a stiff dough. Press the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C/ gas 5. Butter a cookie sheet. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch (5 mm).

4. Use a 2-inch (5-cm) cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and continue cutting out cookies until all the dough is used.

5. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheet, placing them 2 inches (5 cm) apart.

6. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until pale golden. Cool on the sheet until the cookies firm slightly. Transfer to racks to cool.