Angel Almond Balls

These are melt-in-your-mouth buttery rich wonderful! you can also make these cookies using vanilla in place of almond extract and chopped pecans in place of the almonds. These are a wonderful for your holiday cookie platter!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 28 cookies (approx)

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, room temperature (no substitutes!)
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 2  teaspoons  almond extract
• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1  cup  finely chopped  almonds
• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar (more if needed)

Directions

1. Set oven to 300 degrees.
2. Butter a large baking sheet.
3. In a large bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed beat butter with 1/2 cup powdered sugar and almond extract until smooth (about 3 minutes).
4. In a medium bowl mix the flour with baking powder; add to the creamed mixture; beat until blended.
5. Stir in chopped almonds.
6. Shape into 1-inch balls and place about 1-inch apart on the buttered baking sheet.
7. Bake about 20-25 minutes or until pale golden brown (do not overbake!).
8. Let the cookies stand on sheet until cool enough to handle.
9. Place about 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar in a shallow dish.
10. Roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar evenly to coat all over.
11. Set the cookies on racks to cool completely.