Ginger-Almond Shortbread Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/4 cup finely ground almonds
24 whole almonds

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar and almond extract until smooth.
Add flour, ginger, and ground almonds and beat mixture until well combined.
On a floured surface, roll dough out to 1/2-inch thickness.
Cut into two-inch rounds and place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Press a whole almond into the center of each cookie and bake about 20 minutes or until very lightly colored.
Remove to rack and cool.