INGREDIENTS

• 400 g S.R. flour
• 100 g ground almonds
• 250 g butter or stork bake
• 3 eggs
• 1 ? cups sugar
• 5 mls vanilla essence
• A few drops almond essence
• Coconut to dip
• Flaked almonds to dip

METHOD

Put flour, ground almonds, sugar and butter into a food processer and whiz, add eggs and vanilla and almond essence, whiz again. The mixture will be sticky, damp hands help. Take a portion and shape into a sausage shape by rolling lightly in the coconut then cut or pinch off a walnut size piece.

Roll into a ball and press into the almonds, place on a baking tray almond side up, flatten slightly. The biscuits will spread out during cooking so leave space on the baking tray.

Cook at 180 C for around 8 to 10 mins depending how dark you like your biscuits.