Satsuma Mandarin Cookies

*Recipe from Farm Fresh To You

INGREDIENTS:

6 Satsuma Mandarins

2/3 cup butter, softened

2 eggs, divided

2 cups almond flour

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 cup sugar

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 Satsuma orange, juiced and zested

Raw sugar, for sprinkling

Powdered sugar, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:

Wash the Satsumas. Cut into very thin slices and place on a paper towel. Before placing on the cookies, flip over onto a fresh paper towel to dry the other side.

In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat the softened butter with 1 egg until light and fluffy.

Add the almond flour, sea salt, sugar, flour, 1 tbsp orange zest and 2 tbsp juice. Mix until the dough comes together. Shape the dough into a roll, about 2 inches in diameter, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Pre-heat oven to 375° F.

Slice the dough roll into 1/4-inch thick cookies and place on a baking sheet. Using the bottom of a drinking cup with a bottom about 1 1/2 inches in diameter (or approx the diameter of the mandarin slices), dip the bottom of the glass into a bowl of sugar and press into the cookies, making a small indentation. With the remaining egg, separate the egg, keeping the yolk. Brush the top of each cookie with the beaten egg yolk.

Put one slice of mandarin orange in the indentation on the top of each cookie. Sprinkle with raw sugar and bake for 15 minutes, until just golden brown.

Remove cookies and place on a cooling rack to cool, then sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Usually, you wouldn't eat the rind on a mandarin, but as long as they are sliced very thin, they turn out delicious in these cookies.

Enjoy!