Almond Shortbreads

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Cook Time:
1 hr 10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
18 wedges

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 1 hr 10 min
Total:: 1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup raw almonds with skins, plus about 18 whole almonds for decorating
2/3 cup sugar, plus more for top
14 tablespoons unsalted butter (7 ounces, 1 3/4 sticks), softened, cut into pieces
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 large egg white, beaten
Special equipment: 9-inch tart fluted pan with a removable bottom

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Blend and pulse the 1/2 cup nuts in a food processor with the sugar until mixture resembles coarse sand. (If there are a couple small chunks of nuts that is fine.) Add the butter, vanilla and almond extracts, and the salt, and pulse until creamy. Add the flour and continue to pulse to make a soft dough.

Turn the dough out into a 9-inch tart pan and spread it out evenly with an off-set spatula. Dip the spatula in a little warm water to help smooth and even the surface of the shortbread. Cover and freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.

Put the tart pan on a baking sheet and dock (prick) the dough all over with a fork. Generously sprinkle the top of the shortbread with sugar. Toss the remaining whole almonds in the egg white; evenly arrange and press the nuts into the dough around the edge of the pan. Bake until golden brown and set, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Cool the short bread in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the tart ring and cut the shortbread with a sharp knife into wedges, each with a nut. Cool shortbreads on a rack completely. (Alternatively present the shortbread as 1 large cookie. Cool the shortbread in the pan completely and remove the tart ring. Cut the shortbread into wedges as desired.)

Serve. Store in a tightly sealed container for up to 5 days.

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recipe Almond Shortbreads
Sharon Winona, MN 12-13-2008
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THE PICTURE DOES NOT MATCH THE RECIPE
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The picture is certainly not of shortbread fans. I have no idea what recipe it goes with.
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Chazz Baton Rouge, LA 04-29-2008
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Almond Shortbreads
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Simply dilicous
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Katherine New York, NY 04-09-2007
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Always a hit!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Everyone loves when I make them cookies!
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Anonymous 12-20-2006
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simply yummy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

easy directions. The taste is good but not over powering.
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Anonymous 12-20-2006
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Very Good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These shortbreads are easy to make. They are delicious. My husband loves them. Mine turned golden brown after 35 minutes. I... turned off the heat , & let it sit for 5 more minutes in the oven. They did turn out a bit crumbly in the middle when I cut them. Next time, I will try to leave them in a little longer.Read more
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Angela Avondale, AZ 12-13-2006
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Loved it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The receipe was so easy to follow and they came out perfectly! I'm taking them to a cookie exchange and I plan to make more... within the next week for Christmas.Read more