Recipe#7350

Title: Almond Squares

From: Jennifer Stuart jstuart@dhc.net 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Snappy Almond Squares 
 Date: 8 Dec 1998 06:29:23 -0700 
 Message-ID: <366ABD6A.8B9C3EF8@dhc.net> 

1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
 1/4 cup light butter
 1 Tbsp cold water
 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus 2 tablespoons
 2 Tbsp cornstarch
 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
 1/8 tsp salt
 1/4 cup sliced almonds
 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat sugar and butter at medium speed
 of a mixer until well-blended(about 5 minutes). Add water and beat
 well.
 Combine the flour, cornstarch, cinnamon and salt. Add to sugar
 mixture, beat until well-blended. Gently press dough into a 4-inch
 disk, wrap in plastic wrap. Freeze 30 minutes. Remove plastic wrap.
 Roll to a 1/16-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface, cut
 with a 2-inch star cutter.
 Place the cookies on a baking sheet, top with almonds. Bake at 375
 degrees for 8 minutes or until cookies are crisp and edges are
 browned. Remove from pan, cool on wire racks.
 Yield: 4 dozens cookies