1-3/4 cup sifted all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp powdered cardamom
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
blanched almond halves for decoration

Preparation:
Sift flour, baking powder and cardamom together. Gradually cream
butter and sugar together. Add egg and vanilla to creamed butter and add butter/sugar mixture to dry ingredients along with chopped
almonds and vanilla. Blend well. Roll 3/8" thick on floured canvas. Cut with small cookie cutter. Place almond half on center of each cookie. Place cookies on greased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 12-15 minutes

Recipe submitted by Thunderbird