Sugee/Semolina Cookies

This a very OLD Singaporean/Eurasian (caucasian mixed with asian blood) cookie recipe. I have tweeked it a little to suit my family's taste. Hope you guys enjoy it.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 20 Cookies

Ingredients

• 125  g butter
• 75  g soft brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla essence
• 100  g plain flour
• 75  g semolina
• 25  g  ground almonds
•  almonds, strips
• 1  egg white, beaten

Directions

1. GREASE baking trays lightly with butter and preheat oven to 180 °C.
2. Cream butter, sugar and essence until light.
3. Sift in flour.
4. Add in semolina and ground almonds to combine well into a dough.
5. Pinch off pieces and roll into small balls and place on prepared trays.
6. Press with a fork.
7. Brush lightly with egg white and press two almond strips in the centre of each pressed out dough.
8. Bake in a preheated oven for 13 to 14 minutes or until cookies turn golden.
9. Leave on the tray for 1 to 2 minutes.
10. Remove onto a wire rock to cool.