Almond Tea Cakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter or 2 cups margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 teaspoons almond extract (or to taste)
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• milk
• sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. add eggs and extract; mix well. add flour and baking powder (dough will be soft). chill.
• 2 for filling, stir egg , sugar, ground almonds and lemon juice in a small bowl.
• 3 remove a portion of the dough at a time from the refrigerator. place 1-inch balls of dough into miniature muffin cups, pressing slightly into sides and bottom. place 1/2 tsp of filling into each. cover with quarter-sized circles of dough. brush with a little milk and top with an almond.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees f for 20--25 minutes or until golden.