Dark Dreams

Ingredients:

1. 15 blanched Almonds (halved)
2. 1/2 cup Butter
3. 1/3 cup White Sugar
4. 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
5. 1 cup All-purpose Flour (sifted)
6. 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

How to make Dark Dreams:

1. Place a frying pan on flame and put the butter it.
2. Let the butter melt, till it turns into a dark brown color.
3. Now, pour the melted butter into a mixing bowl and let it cool to the room temperature.
4. Add sugar, flour and baking powder and stir in vanilla.
5. Whisk it and knead to form dough. Cover the dough and refrigerate for one hour.
6. Preheat oven to 150 degrees C.
7. Grease cookie sheets. Roll dough into a log 1 inch in diameter.
8. Cut 1/2-inch thick slices from the log, shape them into balls and place on cookie sheets. Flatten them a little.
9. Press half almond on the top of each ball and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the edges are golden.
10. Now, take out the cookies and let them cool down for few minutes, at the room temperature.
11. The cookies are ready to serve.