Description:

Christmas cookies

Source:

Bonnie DuBois

Serves/Makes:16 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup (225 ml) butter softened
• 1 cup (225 ml) granulated suger
• 2-1/4 cups (525 ml) all-purpose flour
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) red and/or green tinted suger

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
• Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Combine butter and granulated suger in a large bowl.
• Beat with an electric mixer set at low speed until creamy.
• Add flour to butter mixture and mix well.
• Beat in egg yolk and vanilla extract.
• Spread in prepared baking pan.
• Beat egg white in foamy.
• Spread on top of dough with a pastry brush.
• Sprinkle the almonds and tinted suger on top.
• Bake until lightly browned, about 25 minutes.
• Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
• Cut into squares.

Comments

"Oh, how we longed for Christmas to come so Grandma would add the almonds and tinted suger to her shortbread."