Almond cookies with a cherry on top

Ingredients

-200g butter

-90g caster sugar

-1/2 tsp almond extract

-280 self raising flour

-25g ground almonds

-125g glace cherries

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 180C.

2. Place the butter in a large saucepan and heat gently until melted. Remove from the heat. Add the sugar and almond extract to the pan and stir together. add the flour and ground almonds and mix to form a smooth dough.

3. Roll small pieces of the dough between your hands into smooth balls to makes 25in total. Place on the baking sheets, spaced well apart, and flatten slightly with your hands, then press cherry gently into the centre of each cookie.

4. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.

5. Leave to cool for 2-3 minutes on the baking sheets.