Cherry Almond Cookies

Makes about 25

7T butter

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg yolk

1c flour

1/2  teaspoon almond essence

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

5T almond slivers

5T whole glace cherries

6 oz. dark chocolate

1) Use butter at room temperature.  Combine butter, sugar and egg yolk with a large spoon, mix until it forms a paste- do not cream. 

2) Stir in sifted flour, lemon rind, essence, almonds, cherries, mix well. 

3) Pull out a large sheet of plastic food wrap.  Drop dough onto food wrap, roll up in plastic wrap like a bonbon and push it into an oblong shape, measuring 20cm x 4cm (8" x 2").  Refrigerate for 1 hour. 

4) Once firm, cut bar into 5mm (1/4 ") thick slices with a sharp knife.  Place onto lined baking tray.  Bake in modertae oven for 13-15 minutes of until light golden. 

5) Cool on tray for 5 minutes, then place on rack. 

6) Melt chocolate, dip half of each cookie into the chocolate, shake off excess chocolate.  Fill a small nozzled piping bag, or plastic ziplock lunch bag (just cut a tiny corner) and drizzle a fine run of chocolate across the biscuit as shown in the picture.  Refrigerate on rack until set.

Recipe Source: http://ingridcreates.com/recipe-for-cherry-almond-cookies/