ALMOND MANDEL BREAD COOKIES (WITH PASSOVER VERSION)

Almond Mandel Bread Cookies (with Passover version) image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 Eggs
1 Cup sugar
1 Stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 Teaspoon almond extract
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1 3/4 Cup all purpose flour
1 Teaspoon baking powder
1/2 Cup sliced almonds
2 Teaspoons sugar, for topping
1 Teaspoon cinnamon, for topping
Passover Substitutions:
Omit baking powder
Replace all purpose flour with 1/4 Cup potato starch and 1 1/2 cups cake meal

Steps:

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.Using a stand or hand mixer, cream together the eggs and sugar until lightened in color. Beat in the butter and almond extract.In a separate bowl, sift together the salt, baking powder and all purpose flour (or the combination of potato starch and cake meal).Fold the dry ingredients into the wet, stir in the sliced almonds, and turn out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Note that the dough will be very sticky and you'll need additional flour (or cake meal) to shape it into a loaf, approximately 3" high.Bake for 45 minutes and slice, with a serrated knife, while still warm.