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Almond Sugar Cookies Recipe


Almond Sugar Cookies Recipe
These taste like the smiley face cookies we get at our local bakery. I tried many times to perfect a recipe that would rival those yellow smiley face cookies, I finally did it. The best thing about this cookie is the dough doesn't go in the fridge ... More

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup room temperature salted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 TBL room temp. butter
  • 1-1/2 tsp. almond extract
  • food coloring
  • 1/2 cup boiling water

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. Cream together 1 cup butter, granulated sugar, egg and 1 tsp. almond extract.
  3. Mix together flour and baking powder.
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix well.
  5. Roll out on lightly floured surface. 1/4-1/2 inch thick.
  6. Cut out desired shapes.
  7. Bake on baking stone until edges just start to turn light golden (about 7 min)
  8. While cookies are in the oven in a bowl add powdered sugar, 2TBL butter, 1-1/2 tsp. almond extract, food color and enough of the hot water to make a consistancy that just barely runs off of spoon.
  9. Remove cookies to wire rack.
  10. Cool just slightly.
  11. Drop frosting on warm cookies and spread out slightly until it runs over the edge.
  12. Let cool completely.
  13. Store in air tight container.

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My mother-in-law always makes her sugar cookies with almond flavoring - they are my favorite! Thanks for sharing your recipe. - Natalie


Great sugar cooking recipe! Thanks. Deb


Awesome recipe - I love the almond flavor! Thanks for sharing.
Deb


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