Almond Cookies - Gorayebeh

Almond Cookies- Gorayebeh

Almond Cookies(Ghorayebah)
3 cup butter, softened
3-1/2 cups plain flour
3 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp. almond extract
40 whole blanched almonds


Cream the butter and sift together the flour and sugar. Fold the mixture into the butter and stir in the almond extract. Knead gently and set to chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. Make round balls of dough about 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Then flatten them into a small patty and press a whole almond into the top of each cookie. Preheat the oven to 350° F and bake the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet for 20 minutes or until they just start to become golden in color. Cool and then store in an airtight container. Makes about 40 cookies.