Almond Poppy Seed Shortbread

Ruth Tisdale's Note:

Good, flaky delicate flavor. The poppyseed add a nice texture. It's not overly sweet. I decided to add the poppyseed and almond flavor to my shortbread cookies one day and was pleasantly surprised.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 18

Yield: 36.0 cookies

• 4 ½ cups flour
• 2 cups unsalted butter , softened at room temperat
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 2 tablespoons almond extract
• 1⁄3; cup cream cheese , softened
• ¼ cup sliced almonds

Directions:

1. Cream together the butter, sugar, cream cheese, poppyseed and almond extract.
2. Add the flour and blend well.
3. Roll the dough into balls and press down with the palm of your hand to desired size.
4. The cookies will not spread.
5. Place a sliced almond on top for accent.
6. Bake at 350* for 15 minutes.

Reviews

[wickedliz]

Delicious! Two of my favorites together - almond and poppyseed - is just heavenly. I was actually told that someone "almost lost a hand" in a fight over the batch I gave my friends!

[Bill Hilbrich]

Very easy to make, light, but crunchy and very good. My suggestion would be that you make a dozen larger cookies so that they could be dunked in milk.