Ingredients:

350 gm plain flour

100 gm grounded almond (powder)

300 gm almond flakes

250 gm chocolate chips

1 teaspoon soda bi-carbonate

200 gm hard butter

300 gm sugar

2 eggs

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven 160'C.

2. Sieve flour, grounded almond and soda together and add in almond flakes and chocolate chips.

3. Cream hard butter and sugar at slow speed. Increase to medium speed and cream mixture till fluffy (time about 5 minutes).

4. Add in eggs.

5. Add in dry ingredients (2. above)and mix well (do not cream too long or else chocolate will melt).

6. Place pastry on a piece of grease-proof paper and roll into a roll about 1" to 1.5"diameter.

7. Freeze the roll for about 15 minutes and take it out to cut into slices of about 1/4" thick. Put the cut pastry into the freeze and freeze for about 1 to 2 hours.

8. Place the frozen cut pastry on a greased baking tray and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Bon Appetit!