Almond Shortbread Cookies
INGREDIENTS
All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 cup
Granulated sugar ( White sugar) - 1/2 cup
Butter (Room Temp.)- 1/2 cup
Almonds - 1/2 cup
Almond essence - 1/2 tsp
INSTRUCTIONS
- Soak almonds in hot water for 30mins. Peel off the skin. Toast them for few minutes until brown spots appear here and there. Set aside to cool.
- Grind
toasted almonds with sugar to a fine powder (as fine as possible).Keep it
aside.
- In a
mixing bowl - add butter. Beat it, then add almond essence.
- Add
almond - sugar mixture, whisk again. Then add flour.
- Beat
it, once the flour starts to come together stop beating. Use a spatula to
bring together. Now use your finger tips to make a dough, do not knead.
- Cling
wrap it and refrigerate atleast for 1 hour. After 1 hr, take it off from
refrigerator and make small balls. Then flatten it on your palms. Design
it with fork.
- Lay
parchment paper on the baking tray. Arrange the cookies on it. Bake in
preheated oven at 180 deg C for 15 mins or until the edges start to brown.
It will be soft when taken out, after cooling it becomes crispy so
don't be tempted to over bake.
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