Almond Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup blanched whole almonds
1 cup plus 2 tbsp (2 1/4 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp flour
1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp cornstarch

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 300\u00b0F. Grease a foil-lined 11 x 7 baking pan, extending the foil over long sides for handles.
Reserve 24 almonds for garnish. Process remaining almonds until finely chopped. Beat butter, sugar and honey in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and creamy. Add chopped almonds, flour and cornstarch and mix well with a wooden spoon. Spread mixture into prepared pan; smooth surface with a spatula. Using a knife, score mixture into 24 bars. Place one almond in center of each bar.
Bake for 45-50 mins or until light golden. Cool for 5 mins. Using a serrated knife, cut shortbread into bars along score marks. Cool completely on a wire rack.