I was really excited to make this cookie...until they were in the oven. They completely lost their shape which resulted in big disappointment. This is the first time a Martha Stewart recipe let me down. They were tasty and elegant...but nothing like the picture. I think if I was to try them again I would roll the dough out thicker and say a prayer before baking:)

I tried this for the 4th time (they taste soo good i wasn't gonna give up) but this time added about 3/4 -1 cup of flour, and they came out perfectly, just like the picture.

They taste delicious!! But make sure you freeze the dough before popping them into the oven, and make your circles thick... and I recommend a lower temp to avoid your deforming circles

They taste delicious!! But make sure you freeze the dough before popping them into the oven, and make your circles thick.

You can grind 71g of whole almonds ( about 73-75 nuts ) in a coffee grinder to make 1/2 cup of almond flour. I sieved mine through a kitchen strainer and ground any left over larger bits with a mortar and pestle. After rolling out the dough, it helps to freeze it between all the subsequent steps of cutting, separating, rerolling, and finally baking. It also helps to bake one sheet at a time. I got better results baking on an ungreased sheet than on parchment, as well as by rolling the dough ve

If you can't find or can't use one of the main ingredients, find a different recipe. Use any good shortbread or sugar cookie recipe, add lemon zest and substitute lemon juice for the liquid, then cut and sandwich them the way this recipe does. That's going to be much better than trying to adjust the flour and fat to make up for the almond flour.

You should pass on this recipe. The flour is almond that are ground.

does anyone know if I can use anything instead of almond flour? I cant get it where i live but I really want to try these

Due to nut allergy, I cannot use almond flour. Would it work with any non-nut flour or should I pass on this one???

Made these and although the cookies were super delicate and didn't look exactly perfect, the finished cookies were delicious! Didn't last long at my house. :)