Almond-Orange Shortbread

By mrsmosey

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• Grated zest of 1 orange (about 2 teaspoons)
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds

Details

Servings 40
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 90mins
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make the dough: In a mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, almond extract, and salt until smooth. With mixer on low speed, add flour and orange zest; mix just until a dough forms. With a wooden spoon, rubber spatula, or your hands, gently mix in almonds.

Bake the shortbread: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Remove dough from freezer. (If dough has been in freezer a long time and is frozen solid, let it sit at room temperature 30 minutes so it slices without crumbling.)

With a sharp knife, cut dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheet at least 1 inch apart. Bake until edges just begin to turn golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet; transfer cookies to a rack to cool completely.

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