This recipe came from a good friend of mine who is a great home-chef in his own right. They are up there with the Copycat Big Soft Ginger cookies as my favourites to make at holiday time – soft and chewy!
Yield: 30 cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 c salted butter, softened
- 1 c white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 1/2 c flour
- 3 c of ground almonds (3 x 100 g)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat together butter and sugar until light & fluffy.
- Add in eggs and almond extract.
- Add flour and ground almonds.
- Form dough into 2 logs, approximately 10 inches by 4 inches, slightly flattened. Slice into 1/2 inch slices.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.

