Almond-orange Shortbread

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, unsalted, at room temp
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, leveled in measure
• 1 orange, zest of, grated (about 2 teaspoons)
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 in a mixer or food processor bowl, beat butter, sugar, almond extract, and salt until smooth.
• 2 with mixer on low speed, add flour and orange zest; mixt until dough forms.
• 3 with a wooden spoon, rubber spatula, or your hands, gently mix in almonds.
• 4 cut piece of waxed paper--12" x 6".
• 5 roll dough into log shape (12" long by 2 1/2" wide and 1" thick. place on waxed paper and wrap.
• 6 freeze until firm, at least 1 hour and up to 3 months.
• 7 (if freezing longer than one day, wrap log again in double layers of plastic film.
• 8 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 9 remove dough from freezer.
• 10 with a sharp knife, slice into 1/4" thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheet at leat 1" apart.
• 11 bake until edges just begin to turn golden, about 20 minutes.
• 12 do not overbake.
• 13 cool 5 minutes on sheet; transfer to a rack to cool completely.