Basic Dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate and Walnut Cookies, recipe follows
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Almond-Orange Cookies, recipe follows
1/2 orange, zested
1/2 cup sliced almonds, finely chopped in a blender to a coarse flour consistency
24 teaspoons chunky marmalade
1/2 cup sliced almonds, for topping
Coarse sugar, for sugar cookies only