Almond Butter Cookies

Actual almond butter cookies, like peanut butter but with almonds. Mmm! Try with cashew butter also, but don't add the almond extract for those!

• Ready In: 54 mins
• Serves: 27

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup almond butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  teaspoon  almond extract
• 1  large egg
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 cup sugar

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, and butter.
3. Beat until fluffy.
4. Add almond butter, almond and vanilla extract and egg, mix well.
5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
6. Mix dry ingredients together with a fork or wire whisk.
7. Add dry ingredients to the peanut butter mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well.
8. Scoop dough with a 1 1/2-inch cookie scoop.
9. Place 2-inches apart on cookie sheets lightly sprayed with Pam.
10. Dip fork in 1/8 cup sugar and flatten dough with a criss-cross pattern.
11. Lightly sprinkle sugar on the cookies.
12. Bake at 375°F for 6-9 minutes until golden brown.
13. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for one minute.
14. Put cookies on wire racks to cool completely before putting in a cookie jar.