"Bob" > wrote in message
...
> I just got some end-of-the-season peaches, and I want to make a peach
tart.
> But rather than using the conventional pate sucree recipe for the tart
> shell, I want to make an almond-cookie crust. Problem is, I don't have a I
> like for almond cookies. The cookie I have in mind is something like a
sugar
> cookie, but with a pronounced almond flavor. Does anybody have a recipe
> which might fit that description? (I *could* experiment and just add
almond
> extract to a sugar-cookie recipe, but I thought I'd ask here first.)
>

Can't help you with a tried-and-true recipe, but I was looking at an almond
cookie recipe just the other day (where? epicurious.com? foodnetwork.com?
allrecipes.com? sorry, can't remember). The recipe used almond paste rather
than extract. It looked pretty good -- might have been along the lines of a
shortbread.

Last time I made a peach tart, I used the recipe from Joy of Cooking for
peach galette, with a cornmeal crust. Sounds weird, but it was really
tasty. If you can't find an almond cookie crust recipe to suit you, give
the cornmeal crust a try. It had just a bit of cornmeal -- not too much,
just enough for a bit of nubbly texture and an interesting flavor.

Either way, do up those peaches and enjoy!