Chinese Almond Cookie

 

• 1 1/3 cups almond flour, lightly packed

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes

• Pinch kosher salt

• 2 large eggs, divided

• 1 teaspoon almond extract

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• Thinly sliced almonds, for decoration

• Place the almond flour, salt, and butter into an electric mixer with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. The mixture will become coarse and chunky looking. Add 1  egg and almond extract. Add flour,sugar and baking soda. Chill dough- flatten into disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Add Chill 2 hours. 

Beat extra Egg - and roll doll in balls and place on lined  cookie sheet. Flatten  and place almond slice in middle. Cover with Egg wash . Bake at 325 digress for 15 minutes ( edges should just be brown).