Almond Cookie Bites

• Ready In: 16 mins
• Serves: 36
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup  Fisher Chef's Naturals Whole Almonds, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter, unsalted and softened
• 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 2  teaspoons  almond extract
• 36  Fisher Chef's Naturals Whole Almonds
• 2  teaspoons granulated sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In medium bowl combine flour, chopped almonds, allspice, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
3. In large bowl cream butter and powdered sugar using electric mixer. Add almond extract.
4. Stir in flour mixture; mix until just combined.
5. Shape level tablespoons of cookie dough to form balls.
6. Place on baking sheet, spacing 1 inch apart.
7. Gently press 1 almond into center of each ball.
8. Sprinkle granulated sugar over cookies.
9. Bake 16 to 18 minutes.
10. Remove from oven; cool cookies 3 minutes on baking sheet.
11. Transfer cookies to cooling rack; cool completely.