½ Cup Butter 1 Egg Well Beaten 1 Cup Sugar 1¾ Cups Sifted Flour 2 teaspoon Baking Powder For the Topping: 1 tablespoon Sugar 1 Egg White ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon Blanched Almond Halves
Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg, flour, and baking powder. Chill the dough. Roll the dough until it is ⅛ inch thick and cut into 3–inch circles with a cookie cutter. Mix 1 tablespoon sugar with ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. Brush the top of each cookie with egg white, sprinkle with the cinnamon mixture, and place one half of a blanched almond in the center. Bake in a 325ºF oven for about 8 minutes.