Spiced Almond Cookies

Original recipe from Epicurious.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 22

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (1 stick)
• 1 1⁄3 cups powdered sugar, divided
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1  teaspoon  almond extract
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup  toasted almond, finely chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Beat the butter, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, the allspice, cardamom, cinnamon and salt with a mixer.
3. Then beat in flour.
4. Next stir in the almonds.
5. Roll the dough with your hands into tablespoon-sized balls.
6. On a large baking sheet, place the balls apart.
7. Bake the cookies until pale golden, about 20-25 minutes. (Just a little brown on the bottom.).
8. Remove and cool on the sheet for about 5 minutes.
9. In a large bowl, place the remaining 1 cup of sugar, working in small batches, gently coat the still hot cookies in sugar.
10. Place the coated cookies on a wire rack to cool.
11. Before serving, roll the cookies in sugar again, then serve.