Ghorayebah

Description
Almond cookies
 * Can be prepared in 45 – 55 Minutes and serves 14 – 16 persons.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup butter, softened
 * 3½ cups plain flour
 * 3 cups confectioners' sugar
 * ½ tsp almond extract
 * 40 whole blanched almonds

Directions

 * 1) Cream the butter and sift together the flour and sugar.
 * 2) Fold the mixture into the butter and stir in the almond extract.
 * 3) Knead gently and set to chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
 * 4) Pinch off lumps of dough about 1 inch in diameter and roll them into balls.
 * 5) Flatten them slightly and press a whole almond into the top of each one.
 * 6) Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet for 15 minutes or until they just start to color golden.
 * 7) Cool and then store in an airtight container.