Almond Sand Dollar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 serving almonds sliced
• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 large eggs separated
• 2 large eggs 
• 3.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup granulated sugar 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 2 cups powdered sugar sifted

Equipment

• frying pan
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• plastic wrap
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat 1 cup softened butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, beating until well blended.
2. Add 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk, beating until blended.
3. Combine flour and baking powder.
4. Add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Shape dough into a ball, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 1 hour.
5. Roll dough to an 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface; cut with a 3-inch round cutter.
6. Place on lightly greased, parchment paper-lined baking sheets; brush with lightly beaten egg white.
7. Stir together granulated sugar and ground cinnamon, and sprinkle evenly over cookies. Gently press 5 almond slices in a spoke design around center of each cookie.
8. Bake at 350 for 4 minutes; remove pan from oven, and gently press almonds into cookies again.
9. Bake 4 more minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
10. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool.