Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Glaze
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons water

Directions

• Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until creamy.
• In a separate bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt and whisk to combine.
• Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture, a third at a time and mix until well blended, scraping the sides of the mixing bowl as needed.
• Roll dough into small balls, about 1 inch in size and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. {Make sure the dough balls are small.}
• Flatten slightly with a small glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 6 minutes (they will not look done) at 400 degrees.
• Remove from oven and cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely.
• Once cookies are cool, mix the glaze ingredients together and stir until blended and smooth. Spoon a very small amount of glaze onto the middle of each cookie. Place sliced almonds on top of glaze and allow glaze to set, about 1 hour.