Three-ginger Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled and diced
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup slivered almonds
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
• powdered sugar
• whole almond (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 process first 7 ingredients in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 2 add toasted almonds, cream, and crystallized ginger; pulse until mixture is blended shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in powdered sugar, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• 3 flatten each cookie to 1/4-inch thickness.
• 4 garnish, if you desire bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
• 5 cool slightly on baking sheet.
• 6 remove to wire racks to cool completely.