Ingredients

The following ingredients have 36 Servings
  • 2 ¼ cups almond flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • glace cherries (or maraschino cherries, well drained)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 325° F. Cut cherries in half.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, baking powder and salt.
  • In a large bowl beat together butter and sugar until light and creamy, 1-2 minutes.
  • Add egg and almond extract to to butter mixture and beat until smooth. Beat in almond flour mixture.
  • Put dough in cookie press and press cookies per manufacturer's instructions. Add cherry half for decoration.
  • Bake at 325° F until just beginning to turn brown on edges, about 8-10 minutes.
  • Let cookies rest about 1 minute then move from baking sheet to cooling rack.