Almond Tea Cookies

Cookie Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons almond extract

Icing:
2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoon milk (or water)
4 teaspoons almond extract

Directions: Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat together Butter and Sugar until light and fluffy. Add Egge and Almond extract, beating until light. Add Baking Powder and salt and mix well. Add half of flour, and when that is mixed in, add the other half. Using a small scoop, place batter on parchment paper lined Cookie sheet. Bake for 9 minutes or just as the bottoms have a hint of browning. Remove from oven and let cookies rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

To Ice: In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, milk and almond extract - until smooth. Then smooth icing onto the top of each cookie and let set for 10 minutes, or until hardened. store in a cool place in an airtight container until ready to serve. Makes three dozen cookies.

We had these at an 18th Century tea and they were a big hit.