Almond Cookies
Melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies dappled with almond pieces and almond flavor. Easy to make, delicate, and perfect with tea or in a Christmas cookie box. Part of my Lynn's Desserts series.
Servings: 12 medium cookies
Calories: 177kcal
Equipment
- 1 cookie sheet
- 1 hand mixer or stand mixer
Ingredients
- ½ cup sliced almonds plus more for topping
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened at room temp; ½ cup = 1 stick
- ¾ cup powdered sugar plus more for coating
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper (optional.)
- Add ½ cup sliced almonds to a food processor or blender (I use my bullet blender for this.) Or chop by hand. Pulse or chop until broken down into small pebble-like pieces of varying sizes. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, use a mixer to cream together the butter and powdered sugar on low speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
- Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract until well combined, about 30 seconds.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add this to the wet ingredients, about ½ cup at a time, until well combined. Fold in the ground almond.
- The dough will be a bit wetter than typical cookie dough, that's okay. It should still be easy to roll into roughly heaping tablespoon-sized balls.
- Drop into a bowl of powdered sugar, tossing to coat, then transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Leave 2 inches between each cookie. Optionally, press a few sliced almonds into the top of each cookie.
- Bake at 350F for 9-11 minutes, until the cookies are puffy and the edges appear set.
- Remove from the oven and let rest for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Almonds: Whole almonds can be used if sliced almonds aren't available. I just find that sliced almonds break down more quickly and easily than whole almonds.
- I tested the cookies with and without the powdered sugar coating. I think they are better with the coating because it adds extra sweetness, but you can skip that part if you prefer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 259IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
