Almond cookies -Home baked cookies
Almond Cookies – All time favourites
Treat your family and friends with these all time favourites,mouthwatering,home baked cookies at this festival seas0ns
Almond cookies
Ingredients
For the pastry
- Butter – 375 gms
- Sugar -250 grams
- Vanilla essence – 1 tbsp
- Salt – a pinch
- Plain Flour – 500 gms
- Ground almonds -125 grams
Method
Grease the baking sheet and preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. for the pastry,mix together the butter in a mixing bowl with a hand mixer with whisk attachment on the highest settings until soft. Whist the sugar,vanilla essence and salt little by little
Continue whisking until the sugar has dissolved and you have obtained a smooth,even mixture. Now whisk in two – thirds of the flour in instalments with the hand mixture on medium setting
Knead the rest of the flour and almonds briefly into the dough on well incorporated. Shape the dough into round and place this on a baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes.
Take the cookies from the baking sheet and put them on a rack to cool
