Ingredients:
2 cups butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
4 teaspoons almond essence
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
FILLING:
1 egg white
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup ground almonds
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
Milk
Sliced almonds
Method:
Cream butter and sugars with an electric beater in a bowl until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and extract; and mix well. Add flour and baking powder. The dough at this point will be soft.
Store to chill in refrigerator.
For filling, in a small bowl, stir egg white, sugar, almonds and lemon juice. Remove a portion of the dough at a time from the refrigerator. Place 1-in. balls of dough into miniature muffin cups, pressing slightly into sides and bottom.
Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling into each. Cover with quarter-sized circles of dough.
Brush with a little milk and top with an almond.
Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.
Serve warm or cold with tea.
