Soft Sugar Cookies With Almond Essence
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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48 cookies
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 2⁄3 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 1⁄4 cups flour
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
- Add milk, eggs and extracts.
- In separate bowl, mix dry ingredients.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to large bowl and mix.
- Shape and roll in sugar to coat.
- Arrange on greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes, remove from pan immediately onto rack or greased surface to cool.
- Top with simple icing, if desired.
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I subbed the baking powder with cornstarch, for a softer & thicker cookie. I recommend not skipping rolling the dough balls in sugar before baking - don't be lazy like me! I did this to 3 cookies and they did taste much better than the others. I also added a little more almond extract, since I love the flavor. Great recipe, thank you!!
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I subbed the baking powder with cornstarch, for a softer & thicker cookie. I recommend not skipping rolling the dough balls in sugar before baking - don't be lazy like me! I did this to 3 cookies and they did taste much better than the others. I also added a little more almond extract, since I love the flavor. Great recipe, thank you!!
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