Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Beat or mix together flour, butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
  3. Cut the almond paste into 1/2-inch slices, then cut slices into 1/4ths.
  4. Shape 1-inch ball of cookie dough around each piece of almond paste; roll gently and form a ball.
  5. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are golden brown.
  7. Remove to a wire rack.
  8. Cool for 30 minutes; dip tops into Almond Frosting, then into glitter or coarse sugar.