CHINESE ALMOND CAKES

Chinese Almond Cakes image

Butter cookies topped with an almond.

Provided by Rosina

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ cup butter, softened
1 egg
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon almond extract
36 blanched almonds
1 egg yolk

Steps:

Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together in a large bowl. Using pastry blender or knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
Beat the egg together with 2 tablespoons of the water and the almond extract. Add this to the flour mixture and mix with a fork until dough leaves the sides of the bowl.
On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until it is smooth. Wrap it in foil or cling-wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Form dough into 1 inch balls and place them 3 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie to about 1/4 inch thick and press an almond into the center of each. Beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water and brush on cookies.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 184.9 calories, Carbohydrate 22.2 g, Cholesterol 42 mg, Fat 9.6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 119.3 mg, Sugar 8.5 g