Almond Cookies

Ingredients:
Butter - 1/2 cup
Flour - 1 1/2 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Egg - 1
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Almond essence - 1/2 tsp
Blanched almonds - few

Method:

• Sieve flour along with baking powder twice.
• Beat butter, sugar, salt and essence till smooth.
• Add egg and beat well, fold in sifted flour. The dough must be firm. Add little flour if required.
• Wrap in plastic cover and chill it for 1 hour.
• Shape the dough into small balls. Place them in greased tray, press an almond on each ball and bake in preheated oven for 10 -12  minutes.