Almond Cookies(China) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup margarine
1 egg
1/2 tsp. almond extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Sesame seeds as needed
Almond halves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
Cream sugars with the margarine.
Add the egg and almond extract.
Beat until fluffy.
Sift flour and baking powder together and fold into the mixture a little at a time.
Beat lightly to make a smooth dough.
DO NOT knead the mixture too much, or the cookies will be hard.
Shape the dough into balls the size of a walnut.
Dip the top of the cookies into sesame seeds (you may need to slightly dampen the top of each with a little water).
Lightly press an almond half into the center of the dough ball and flatten a little.
Place the cookies about 1 inch apart on a cookie sheet.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
Store in air-tight container.
Makes 24 cookies.