Vanilla Dough with almond and cherries (freeze and slice)

Vanilla Dough

3 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder (omit if making thumbprints, ball cookies, or spritz

cookies)

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 sticks unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

1 large egg

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Almond and cherry flavours

3/4 cup chopped toasted blanched almonds

3/4 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup sanding sugar (for rolling)

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Beat butter and

granulated sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Beat

in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture, and beat until

combined.

Once the flour is incorporated according to dough recipe, beat in the almonds

and dried cherries. Divide dough into 2 pieces. Shape each into a 10-inch log.

Coat each in sanding sugar, if using. Wrap in parchment. Refrigerate until very

firm, about 2 hours.

Slice dough crosswise slightly thicker than 1/8 inch. Reshape if needed. Bake

at 350 degrees on parchment-lined baking sheets until firm, 12 to 14 minutes.