Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground aniseed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, dark (firmly packed)
- 3 tablespoons dark rum (or brandy, or milk)
- 1/2 to 1 cup slivered almond (pieces, depending on how many pieces you use on each cookie)
- 1 egg white
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375F. Butter or grease baking sheets.
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Step 2: Into a bowl, sift flour, baking powder and all of the spices.
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Step 3: In a bowl of electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
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Step 4: Stir in rum (or brandy or milk).
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Step 5: Gradually add the flour/spice mixture, stirring until well combined.
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Step 6: Form dough into a ball.
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Step 7: Sprinkle work surface with flour and knead the dough. Roll dough into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
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Step 8: With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut dough into rectangles 2 1/2 inces by 1 1/2 inches.
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Step 9: Put rectangles onto prepared baking sheets.
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Step 10: Press some almond pieces into top of each rectangle and brush with lightly beaten egg white.
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Step 11: Bake 12-15 minutes until browned and firm.
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Step 12: Cool on wire rack.
We hope you enjoy this recipe!
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