Buttery Almond Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in almonds. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown and cookies are set. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in remaining confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat shortening, almond butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a bowl until smooth. Combine hot water, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl; stir into almond butter mixture until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract; beat until blended. Gradually stir in flour until dough is just blended.
• Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Press and flatten balls with a fork to create a crosshatch pattern.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 12 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix all-purpose flour, almonds, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a large bowl until well blended.
• Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, the vanilla and almond extracts and blend well. In separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and ground almonds. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and blend well. Fold in the slivered almonds. Roll out dough onto a flour dusted work surface and cut into desired shapes. Place cookies onto parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, almond paste and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Cream the the butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix well.
• Stir in the almonds.
• Shape into 1 inches balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350*F (180*C) for 13-16 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown and the cookies are set. Cool for 2 inutes in the pan before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream the butter and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Add the flour and vanilla - this makes a very stiff dough. Slowly beat in the almonds. Using a cookie scoop or a teaspoon, make 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 14-16 minutes until bottoms are golden. Place cookies on wire racks until completely cool. Roll in remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar.
• Makes 4 dozen cookies.