ALMOND COOKIES

150g/5½oz golden caster sugar

2-3 drops natural almond extract

2 eggs

2 tablespoons milk

golden icing sugar for dusting

1. Put the ground almonds and caster sugar into a food processor and pulse for a few seconds.
2. Add the almond extract, eggs and 1 tablespoon of milk and process again, adding the remaining milk slowly to form a soft dough if necessary.
   Remove from the mixer and roll mixture into long sausage shapes; cut 5cm/2½in-lengths and shape into crescents with your fingers.
3. Spread out the shaped cookies onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment and bake in a pre-heated oven gas mark 4/180ºC/160ºC fan/350ºF for 20-25 mins. Take care not to let them brown.
4. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. Dust liberally with icing sugar and serve with amaretto.