Bon Appetit – December 1999
Makes about 24
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cup finely chopped almonds
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 T all purpose flour
- 2 t grated orange peel
- ½ t salt
- 1 large egg, beaten to blend
Preheat oven to 325. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper. Stir ¾ cup butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts, sugar, flour, orange peel and salt; then stir in egg. Drop some batter by generous tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet, spacing 3 inches apart (cookies will spread).
Bake cookies until lacy and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Gently slide parchment paper with cookies onto rack; cool completely. Transfer cookies to paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter, lining cooled baking sheet with clean parchment for each batch.
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