Almond Glazed Cookies
1 cup (2 cubes) butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine butter, sugar and alomd extract. Mix until creamy, 1-2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Roll dough into 1" balls. Place 2" apart on a cookie sheet. Flatten to 1/4" thick with the bottom of a buttered glass dipped in sugar.
Bake for 7-9 minutes. Cool
Optional Glaze-
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
4-5 teaspoon water
Mix together and spread on top of cookies. Top with almond slices.
