Double Delicious Almond Cookies

This recipe is from the back of a box of McCormick Spice Company almond extract. If you like almonds, you'll like these cookies. Perfect for tea time!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup  almonds, finely ground
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup butter, softened to room temperature
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 2  teaspoons  almond extract (NOT imitation)
•  slivered almonds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together, flour, ground almonds, baking powder, salt and set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy. Blend in the egg and almond extract. Gradually stir in the flour and almond meal alternately; but do not overmix batter.
3. Arrange parchment paper on a baking sheet and drop dough by rounded tablespoon (I butter a cookie scoop) onto ungreased baking sheet.
4. Garnish the cookie dough with a few slivered almonds.
5. Bake 8-10 minutes or until very light golden brown.