Nutmeg Meltaways - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened (no substitutions)
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
3/4 cup finely ground almonds, toasted before grinding (about 3-oz)
1 cup icing sugar (confectioners)
1 tablespoon nutmeg

Preparation

Set oven to 300 degrees.
Grease a large baking sheet.
In a mixing bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
Gradually add flour and mix well.
Stir in ground almonds.
Shape into 1-inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet/s.
Bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until bottoms are lightly browned.
Cool on wire racks.
In a small bowl combine icing sugar and nutmeg.
Gently roll cooled cookies in the sugar mixture.