Name: Cherry Almond Shortbread Cookies
Yield: Makes about 24
Ingredients: 24 dried tart cherries (about 1 1/2 ounces); 1/3 cup crème de cassis (black-currant liqueur); 1/2 cup raw almonds with skins, divided; 1/2 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 cup whole wheat flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted; 1 large egg, lightly beaten

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Cherry Almond Shortbread Cookies

Serve a platter of cookies alongside the pears and ice cream. The night before you make the cookies, place the dried cherries in a small bowl of crème de cassis. The soaking will infuse the fruit with the flavor of the black-currant liqueur.

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