chinese almond cookies

continuing with my tis the season theme ... so i've never celebrated the chinese new year, nor have i ever been to a chinese new year party but nonetheless these probably would go very well at one of those gatherings. very easy to make and different from the ordinary cookie. remind me of those pecan sandies you would buy at the store. i thought i would give them a shot ....

recipe
11/3c flour
1/2c sugar
1/2tsp baking soda
1/4tsp salt
1/2c butter
1egg
1/2tsp almond extract
24 almonds
powdered sugar

preheat the oven to 325degrees. mix together the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a bowl fitted with an electric mixer. then cut the butter into the mixture. add the egg and almond extract. mix well until the dough comes together and forms one big ball. roll the dough into small balls and press an almond into the top of each cookie. bake for 12minutes or until the edges just barely turn brown. let cool before dusting lightly with powdered sugar. makes 2dozen.

this recipe comes from a blog i stumbled upon called elephantine. super easy and requires very little ingredients. also a bonus is that the butter doesn't have to be at room temperature! one thing i would add is that they seem to bake for a few minutes longer than 12minutes (i'd say 2/3 more minutes). but other than that a good recipe to have to bake quick, easy, delicate cookies.