Gluten Free Chinese Almond Cookies

Ingredients

Step 1		Cream together butter, sugar and almond extract.
Step 2		Add baking soda, salt, flour and egg. (Reserve sliced almonds). Mix well.
Step 3		Scrap dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled (one hour or overnight).
Step 4		Preheat oven to 300F.
Step 5		Shape dough balls with a teaspoon. Set on parchment paper at least 2 inches apart. (The butter based cookies will spread a little further apart than the coconut oil ones.)
Step 6		Pressed a couple sliced almonds into the top of each ball. There is no need to mash the ball down - it will do so on its own while baking.
Step 7		Bake for 9-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
Step 8		Remove from oven and cool. Cookies will be crispy and melt in your mouth when cool.