VANILLA BEAN SHORTBREAD

Vanilla Bean Shortbread image

Provided by Jeannette Ferrary

Categories dessert

Time 40m

Yield About 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 vanilla bean
16 tablespoons butter at room temperature
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup finely ground almonds
24 whole almonds

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scrape the insides from one inch of a vanilla bean into a large mixing bowl. In same bowl, cream butter with sugar and vanilla until smooth.
Add flour and ground almonds and beat until mixture is well combined.
On a floured surface roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds and place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Press 1 almond into center of each cookie and bake about 20 minutes, or until very lightly colored. Remove to rack and cool.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 128, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 1 milligram, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams