Party Cookie Recipes - Almond Garlands Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups/225 g all purpose/plain flour

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1 cup/250 g butter, softened

• 1/2 cup/100 g granulated sugar

• 1 large egg yolk

• 1/2 tsp almond extract/essence

• 1/3 cup/50 g finely ground almonds

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Set out three cookie sheets. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl.

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

3. Add the egg yolk and almond extract, beating until just blended.

4. Mix in the dry ingredients and almonds until well blended. Fit a pastry bag with a 1 /2-inch (1-cm) star tip.

5. Fill the pastry bag, twist the opening tightly closed, and squeeze out 2-inch rings onto the cookie sheets, spacing them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.

6. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown.

7. Cool on the sheets until the cookies firm slightly. Transfer to racks and let cool completely.