Almond Shortbread I

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Recipe

• in a large bowl, beat butter with 1/2 cup sugar and almond extract until light and fluffy. with wooden spoon, stir in flour until smooth and well combined. divide dough into 2 parts. refrigerate, covered for 2 hours.
• preheat oven 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• on lightly sugared surface, roll out dough, one part at a time, about 1/2 inch thick. using a 1 1/2 inch round cookie cutter, cut out cookies. place 1 inch apart, on ungreased cookie sheet. with end of wooden spoon, or cookie press, make an indentation in center of each cookie.
• bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until light golden brown around the edges. while still warm, roll in sugar. cool completely on a wire rack.