Circletes - Almond Cardamon Cakes

1 cup butter
¾ tsp crushed cardamon
⅔ cup brown sugar
½ cup ground almonds
1 beaten egg
1 cup currants
2½ cups flour
Butter for greasing cookie sheets
½ tsp grated lemon peel

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter. Blend in sugar, beating with a spoon until frothy.
3. Whip in the beaten egg.
4. Stir peel, cardamon, sugar, almonds, and currants into the flour.
5. Beat the dry mixture into the sweetened butter.
6. Chill dough for at least 1 hour.
7. Using well-floured fingers, shape dough into small balls (1 inch in diameter) placing them 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheets.
8. Bake 7-10 minutes until light golden. Cool on racks.