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Sliced Almond Shortbread
33 min | 5 min prep
16 cookies
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup flour, plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- With mixer fitted with a paddle, beat butter and sugar until creamy.
- Beat in almond extract and salt.
- Mix in flour and blend into a soft dough.
- Press dough into an ungreased 8" fluted tart pan, top with almonds, pressing into dough. Bake 25-30 minutes until golden brown around edges.
- Use a dull knife to cut into squares while still warm when cool use a spatula to transfer slices to a rack to completely cool.
What Are Your Favorite Things?
The great thing about these cookies, are they are tasty and flaky and about 100 calories!
