2 cups All-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Sugar
3/4 cup Butter or margarine -- softened
1 Egg -- separated
1 teaspoon Almond extract
2/3 cup Sliced blanched almonds
1/4 cup Sugar
Procedures
Into large bowl, measure flour, butter or margarine, almond extract, 1/4 cup sugar and egg yolk. With hands, knead ingredients until well-blended and mixture holds together. (Mixture will appear dry at first -- of too dry, add about 1 tablespoon of water while kneading.) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On lightly floured surface with lightly floured rolling pin, roll half of dough into a 10" x 9" rectangle.
With pastry brush, brush dough with half of egg white; sprinkle half of almonds and 1 tablespoon sugar.
Cut dough into 15 3" x 2" rectangles. WIth pancake turner, place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 - 12 minutes until lightly browned. With pancake turner, remove cookies to wire rack to cool.
Repeat with remaining dough. Store cookies in tightly covered container to use up within 2 weeks. Makes 2- 1/2 dozen
