Almond Glazed Sugar Cookies
photo by Bcastillo65
- Ready In:
- 37mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
42 cookies
ingredients
-
Cookie
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
-
Glaze
- 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 5 teaspoons water
- sliced almonds
directions
- Heat oven to 400°.
- Combine butter, sugar and almond extract in large bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Reduce speed to low; add all remaining cookie ingredients.
- Beat until well mixed.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Flatten balls to 1/4 inch thickness with bottom of buttered glass dipped in sugar.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned.
- Cool 1 minute; remove from sheets.
- Cool completely.
- Stir together all glaze ingredients with wire whisk in small bowl.
- Decorate cooled cookies with glaze and sliced almonds.
- Glaze sets up quickly.
- Frost and decorate a few cookies at a time.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
LuuvBunny
Canada
I live in St.John's Newfoundland Canada.I don't have a favorite cookbook as such but I have put together quite a collection of recipes that have interested me over the years.