Almond Glazed Sugar Cookies

• 1 cup butter
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups flour
• ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 4-5 teaspoons water
• sliced almonds

1. Heat oven to 400. Combine butter, sugar, extract, flour, and powder and beat.
2. Drop by teaspoons on sheet. Flatten to 1/4" thickness with a glass bottom dipped in sugar.
3. Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are browned.
4. Cool 1 minute on sheet.
5. Remove and cool completely. Stir together all glaze ingredients except almonds and whisk. 6. Drop small circle of glaze on each and arrange 8 almond slices on each.