Finnish Sticks

Beat the butter (soft) and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.

Add the ground almonds, almond extract and flour and knead into a smooth dough.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for about 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 150 °C fan (or 175 °C conventional) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 0.5 cm thickness and cut into sticks about 5 cm long and 1 cm wide.

Beat the egg with a fork, brush the sticks with it and then roll them in sugar.

Place the sticks on the sheet with some space between them and bake for about 10 minutes.

Transfer the Finnish sticks from the sheet to a wire rack and let cool completely.