Diabetic Shortbread Wedges

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons equal sugar substitute
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons cold margarine, cut into pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 12 whole unblanched almonds or 12 whole pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, equal® for recipes or equal® spoonful?
• 2 ,cornstarch, and salt in medium bowl, cut in margarine with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 sprinkle vanilla and almond extracts over mixture and stir in; mix with hands briefly until dough begins to hold together.
• 4 pat dough evenly in bottom of greased 8-inch round cake pan.
• 5 lightly cut dough into 12 wedges with sharp knife, cutting about halfway through dough.
• 6 pierce each wedge 2 to 3 times with tines of fork; press almond into each wedge.
• 7 bake in preheated 325*f (160*c) oven until shortbread is lightly browned 25 to 30 minutes.
• 8 cool on wire rack; cut into wedges while warm.