Ginger-almond Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/4 cup finely ground almonds
• 24 whole almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar and almond extract until smooth.
• 3 add flour, ginger, and ground almonds and beat mixture until well combined.
• 4 on a floured surface, roll dough out to 1/2-inch thickness.
• 5 cut into two-inch rounds and place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 press a whole almond into the center of each cookie and bake about 20 minutes or until very lightly colored.
• 7 remove to rack and cool.