Almond Orange Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup blanched slivered almond
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon fleischmann's baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup corn oil (canola and extra virgin olive oil blend)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon spice islands 100% pure bourbon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 grind almonds very finely in a food processor. combine ground almonds with flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large mixing bowl until well blended; set aside.
• 2 beat sugars, oil, eggs, orange peel and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer for 1 minute, until well combined and pale in colour. add dry ingredients and mix until dough forms.
• 3 divide dough in half and shape into two (5 cm diameter) logs. wrap logs in parchment or waxed paper and freeze for at least 2 hours or up to 1 month.
• 4 preheat oven to 350ºf/180ºc. line baking sheets with parchment paper. cut dough into 6 mm thick slices and place 3 cm apart on prepared baking sheets. bake 8 to 10 minutes or until bottom edges appear light golden brown.
• 5 cool cookies for 1 to 2 minutes on baking sheet and then transfer to cooling rack. store in closed container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 2 weeks.
• 6 recipe suggestion: to garnish, sprinkle cookies with coarse sugar and top with almond slivers; lightly press into the surface just prior to baking.