Ingredients: 1 1/2 sticks butter, softened,2 eggs, divided,1 tablespoon lemon zest,2 cups finely ground almonds or almond flour,1/2 cup superfine sugar or caster sugar,1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour,1 tablespoon lemon juice,4 whole small lemons, with peel, washed, dried, and cut into very thin slices,powdered sugar for sprinkling
Instructions:
- Beat butter with one egg.
- Add almond flour, sugar, all-purpose flour, and lemon juice, and mix with the mixer on the lowest setting.
- Shape the dough into two rolls, about 2 inches each in diameter, and put in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 35
- Slice each log into cookies, about 1/8 inch thick, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Beat the second egg and brush the top of each cookie with it.
- Place one lemon slice on top of each cookie.
- Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 12-15 minutes.
- If you like the tops of the cookies browned, put them under the broiler the last 5 minutes of baking.
- Cool and optionally sprinkle with powdered sugar (optional).
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