holiday cookies #2 and #3
cookie #2 (not pictured) is a spice/toffee/pecan affair, good enough to be background but nothing of particular note. if i have time at the end of the baking, i may replace it with something closer to scrumptious.
but cookie #3! ah, cookie #3. cookie #3 is an almond shortbread, which past recipients might remember from last year. this year it's back and it's better, with almonds that are impeccably fresh and a hit of almond extract just for good measure. i don't know yet whether i'll add a chocolate drizzle; i may just leave them plain and pristine to allow the butter and almond to shine through. so it'll be a bit different this time around. the shape, however, was too good not to duplicate.