Almond Rosettes 22Jul2010

(adapted from Agnes Chang: I Can Bake)

Ingredients:

120g butter
50g castor sugar (I reduced to 40g)
1tsp vanilla essence
30g almond powder (or any other nuts)
120g plain flour
50g chocolate chips, for decoration

Method:

1. Cream butter and castor sugar till light and fluffy. Add vanilla and mix well.
2. Mix in almond powder and plain flour till well combined.
3. Pour mixture into piping bag fitted with fluted tube. Pipe mixture into small paper cases. Top each rosette with a chocolate chip as decoration.
4. Bake in pre heated oven at 170c for about 20min till lightly brown and firm to touch.
5. Remove and leave to cool before storing in airtight containers.