Almond cookies for CNY


Ingredients:
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Salted Butter 250g
Caster Sugar 170g
Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Baking soda 2 tsp
Plain flour 500g
Almond powder 150g

Steps:
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1) Melt butter under room temperature. If hard from fridge, put in microwave for 20 sec to soften.
2) Cream the sugar into butter. Add in vanilla essence.
3) Sift the plain flour, almond powder and baking soda.
4) Knead the mixture till well mixed.
5) Grease baking tin.
6) Make into small balls and use a fork to press gently on the balls.
7) Preheat oven at 180 deg C.
8) Place baking tin into oven and bake for about 15mins. Do not let it bake till brown.
9) Serve after cooles down. Enjoy!




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