NUTTY SHORTBREAD COOKIES

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My husband and I like the buttery flavor of shortbread cookies and have tweaked recipes through the years to come up with this mouthwatering version.-Angela Garcia, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup ground almonds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold butter
1/2 teaspoon almond extract or 1 teaspoon hazelnut liqueur
30 red and/or green candied cherries

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, almonds and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in extract. Knead dough until smooth, about 6-10 times., Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, carefully make an indentation in the center of each. Fill each with a candied cherry., Bake at 300° for 30-35 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

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