Maleb Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

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  2 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour

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  1 cup Ground Almonds

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  1/2 tsp Almond Extract

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  1 1/4 cup White Sugar

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  3/4 tsp Salt

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  1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

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  3 cups Icing Sugar

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  1/4 tsp Almond Extract

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  Freeze Dried Raspberries

  for decorating

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F

2. 2

   In a large bowl, combine, flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt and mahleb powder. Mix and set aside.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, cream together, butter and sugar until pale and fluffy using a hand held electric mixer. Add egg, vanilla and almond extract. Beat to combine.

4. 4

   Add the dry ingredients and wet ingredients together and mix until well combine and forms into a dough.

5. 5

   Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet.

6. 6

   Bake for 10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Let it cool and set aside.

7. 7

   To create the frosting, beat together, butter, icing sugar, milk and almond extract.

8. 8

   Cover cookies with the frosting and decorate with rose petals or crushed freeze dried fruits.