Chinese Five Spice adds a rich, warm, spicy-sweet flavor to almond cookies.

Makes 3 dozen or 18 (2 cookie) servings.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Refrigerate Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 12 minutes per batch

Nutritional Information

For 1 serving
Calories: 184
Sodium: 77mg
Fat: 12g
Carbohydrates: 17g
Cholesterol: 27mg
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 2g

Chinese Almond Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 2/3 cups flour
2/3 cup finely chopped almonds
1 tablespoon McCormick® Gourmet Collection Chinese Five Spice
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Almond Extract
Sliced almonds

Directions

1. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients, except sliced almonds; mix well. Refrigerate dough 1 hour.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Press each dough ball to 1/4-inch thickness with bottom of drinking glass. Top each with 2 sliced almonds.

3. Bake 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.