Orange-Almond Cookies

Photo: flickr user jhritz

Ingredients

1/2 cup Un-salted butter *

3/4 cup Granulated sugar

1 lrg Egg

1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon Baking soda

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 cup Blanched almonds fine chop

2 teaspoons Grated orange peel

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract

1 Egg lightly beaten

36 Blanched almonds

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees*or shortening; softened to room temperature In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar for about five minutes. Add the egg and continue beating until smooth. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add to the butter mixture and mix until smooth. Add the chopped almonds, the grated orange peel, and the vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. Drop teaspoons of the cookie batter onto lightly buttered cookie sheets, spacing them about 1" apart. Dip your thumb in some flour and make an indentation in the center of each cookie. Brush each cookie with th