Almond Squares

Photo: flickr user angusf

Ingredients

1/2 pound Butter

1 cup Sugar

3/4 cup Flour sifted

1 cup Ground almonds

1/4 teaspoon Salt

6 Egg yolks

16 Blanched almonds

Preparation

Cream the butter; gradually add the sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, ground almonds and salt. Add a little at a time to the butter mixture, alternating with 1 egg yolk at a time. Turn into a buttered 8-inch-square pan. Mark off 16 squares and place an almond in the center of each square.

Bake in a 350 degree oven 15 minutes or until browned. Cut into sixteen squares.