• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In small bowl combine all the dry ingredients.
• In the mixer beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. (This will take a few minutes on high)
• Beat in egg and vanilla until blended.
• Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture just until combined, scraping the bowl with a spatula.
• Drop dough by heaping teaspoons, 2 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Top each cookie with 5 sliced almonds to resemble a sand dollar. Dust with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until just brown around the edges.
• Cool and serve!
• Makes about 21 cookies depending on the size.

Gluten Free

• Use a gluten-free all-purpose flour mix

Dairy Free

• Use a dairy free margarine or even coconut oil.