Iced almond biscuits | Gourmet Traveller

Ingredients

• 80 gm blanched almonds (½ cup)
• 300 gm plain flour (2 cups)
• 60 gm butter, coarsely chopped
• 125 ml milk (½ cup)
• 115 gm white sugar
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg, lightly whisked
• 2 lemons, zested rind only (optional)
• Glaze
• 220 gm white sugar (1 cup)
• 320 gm pure icing sugar (2 cups)
• 1 tbsp finely grated lemon rind