Recipe For Almond Ring Cookies

Pressed cookies are made by pushing the dough through a cookie press. The dough is rather soft. Here is a recipe that shapes the cookie to a ring using a cookie press.

Recipe for Almond Ring Cookies

Ingredients :

• 225g plain flour



• 1/2 teaspoons baking powder



• 170g butter



• 85g castor sugar



• 30g ground almonds



• Small pinch of salt



• 2 tablespoons beaten egg



• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method :

1. Sift the plain flour. Then re-sift the flour with the baking powder. Mix in the ground almonds and set them aside.



2. Beat butter, castor sugar and salt until light and fluffy.



3. Add the egg and continue beating. Add the vanilla essence. Slowly add the flour and ground almonds, mixing thoroughly. Press this soft dough through a cookie press. You may use a star pattern in the cookie press. Pipe small rings of dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet.



4. Bake in a moderate oven for about 10 minutes until golden brown. Be careful not to over bake the cookies. These cookies may turn too brown quickly.

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