Poppy Seed Cookies

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup finely ground almonds
• 1/2 cup poppy seed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• colored crystal sugar, if desired (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter
• 2 add the sugar, egg, and vanilla and mix well
• 3 in a separate bowl mix together the flour, almonds, poppy seeds and salt.
• 4 gradually add the to the butter mixture and beat well.
• 5 divide the dough in half and roll into logs.
• 6 roll the logs in colored sugar if desired.
• 7 wrap in wax paper and chill for a few hours.
• 8 preheat oven to 325.
• 9 slice the logs about 1/4 inch thick and bake at 325 for about 12 minutes or until the edges start to brown.