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Almond Cafe Cookies

bakedbree
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
  

  • 2 packages Pillsbury Ready to Bake sugar cookies
  • 8 ounce tube almond paste
  • 2 Tablespoons Smuckers Apricot Preserves
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 1/4 cups sliced almonds

Instructions
 

  • Add the cookie dough, almond paste, preserves, and flour to the bowl of a mixer.
  • Mix until everything is combined. (Or you can do this by hand, just knead it together.)
  • Pat the dough into a rectangle, about 6x9. Cut into 24 pieces.
  • Whisk the egg whites in a small bowl. Put the almonds on a plate.
  • Roll the dough into balls. Flatten into 3-inch disks.
  • Brush the tops with egg whites. Sprinkle generously with almonds.
  • Bake in a preheated 375 oven for 13 to 18 minutes. Cool on the sheet for two minutes, then cool completely on a rack.
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