Almond Cherry Flower Cookies

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I had bookmarked this recipe long back from a food magazine, this cookie is a bit soft , chewy with a slight crisp crust and with the cherry and almond flavor it tastes divine.

Preparation time :15 min + rest on fridge

Baking time :12min

Makes :40 cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter softened
• 3/4 cup superfine sugar
• 1 egg yolk,lightly beaten(optional)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup fresh chopped cherries ( you can also use dry cherries)
• 1/3 cup finely chopped almonds
• a pinch of salt

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Baking Procedure

Add salt to the flour n mix it nicely .

Put butter n sugar in bowl n mix well then add blend it nicely with egg yolk and vanilla extract .now add the flour one cup at time n mix well .Add the chopped cherries n almonds ,stir until throughly blended with mixture.Make the dough into two parts n shape an each part like a ball ,wrap it with a plastic wraper n refridgerate it for 45 min.

Preheat oven to 375 F,line the cookie sheets with parchment paper

Unwrap the dough and roll out between two parchment paper to about 1/8th inch/4mm .Stamp out cookies with ur choice of shape cookie cutter and put the on the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 10 to 15 min untill light golden brown .Let it cool for 5 min n them shift them to a cooling rack to cool completely

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