Almond Marzipan Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 drops yellow food coloring
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 ounces marzipan
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter with sugar and almond extract until light and fluffy.
• 2 add food coloring, then work in flour which has been sifted with salt and baking powder.
• 3 divide the dough in two equal part.
• 4 shape one half in wax paper and roll into 1 inch diameter; chill for one hour.
• 5 roll out the other half into a rectangle just as long as the other half.
• 6 stretch and roll the marzipan into a rope just as long as the rectanglular dough, roll up into the dough , shape in wax paper the same size as the first half and chill for one hour.
• 7 cut into 1/4 inch slices, place a disk of dough without marzipan on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper first, then top with disk of dough with marzipan on top.
• 8 bake in a preheated oven to 350 for 20 minutes or at 400 for 10 minutes until light golden brown.
• 9 cool on a wire rack.
• 10 frost with powder sugar glaze and top with slivered almonds.