Amaretto Biscuits

Submitted by Coasty

"I make this every Christmas as gifts for my neighbours. I usually make a larger quantity so not sure how many this amount will yield"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 20-30 biscuits

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup almonds, ground toasted
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1⁄2 cup amaretto liqueur
• 2 cups pastry flour

directions

1. Cream together butter and molasses. Add eggs, ground almonds, lemon rind and almond extract; mix well.
2. Stir in Amaretto alternately with flour.
3. Drop by teaspoonsful onto unoiled cookie sheets.
4. Bake at 170C for 12-15 minutes. Cookies will be golden brown when done.