Many of us are aware of oysters' aphrodisiac qualities, but we wouldn’t send you to purchase questionable shellfish from FroGro.. Don’ t worry: almonds can do the trick too. Novelist Alexandre Dumas supposedly polished off a bowl of almond soup every night before meeting his mistress. Test out these almond butter cookies on your beloved.
ALMOND BUTTER THUMBPRINT COOKIES
Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter, soft 3/4 cup almond butter 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup any flavored jam Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, use electric mixer to beat butter, almond butter and sugar until smooth. Mix in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together remaining dry ingredients. Combine with wet ingredients. Form balls, about 1 tablespoon, and spread out on greased baking sheet. Make deep indentation with thumb at center of each ball. Bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and spoon jam into indentations.
