Meltaways Cookies

Ingredients

  • Cookies:
  • 1 cup, plus 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 oz blanched almonds
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • Seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean
  • 1/3 cup, plus 1 Tbsp confectioners' sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • Cream Cheese Frosting
  • (3oz.) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 C. powdered sugar
  • 1/2 t. vanilla
  • Mix all ingredients together. Color with food coloring if desired.

Preparation

Step 1

n a medium bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Add cornstarch & sugar and blend well. Beat in flour until thoroughly mixed. Drop by small teaspoons onto baking sheet & flatten out with the bottom of a class. (Dip glass in powdered sugar to prevent sticking). Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire rack & frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.