Butter Cookies

Ingredients :

• Maida or All Purpose Flour    - 2 2/3 cup
• Butter                                     - 1 cup
• Castor Sugar                          - 3/4 - 1 cup
• Egg                                        - 1
• Salt                                        - 1 ts. sp
• Vanilla Essence                      - 2 ts. sp
• Almonds(for garnishing)          - 6 (thinly sliced)

Method :

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degree celsius.
2. Seive maida and salt together. Beat butter and sugar together to a creamy texture.
3. Beat the egg nicely and add vanilla essence.
4. Add the egg mixture to the butter mixture and mix it well with a spatula.
5. Slowly add the flour to the mixture and knead them to a smooth dough.
6. Roll the dough to a crust which is  1/2 " thick .
7. With the help of a cookie cutter, cut the cookies. Keep a sliced almond piece on top of each cookie pieces.
8. Place them on a greased tray (butter paper can be spread on the tray) and bake them for 15 to 20 minutes.
9. Remove the cookies from the sheet and cool them completely on a wired rack.