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ALMOND GLAZED SUGAR COOKIES




List of Ingredients



• 1 CUP LAND O LAKES SWEET BUTTER, SOFTENED
  
• 3/4 CUPS SUGAR
  
• 1 TEASPOON ALMOND EXTRACT
  
• 2 CUPS FLOUR
  
• 1/2 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER
  
• 1/4 CUP SALT
  
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• GLAZE:
  
• 1 1/2 CUPS CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR
  
• 1 TEASPOON ALMOND EXTRACT
  
• 4 OR 5 TEASPOONS WATER
  
• SLICED ALMONDS, TOASTED IF YOU LIKE
  






Instructions



1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 400°.
   
2. COMBINE BUTTER, SUGAR AND ALMOND EXTRACT IN A LARGE MIXER BOWL. BEAT AT MEDIUM SPEED, SCRAPING BOWL OFTEN, UNTIL CREAMY , 1 TO 2 MINUTES.
   
3. REDUCE SPEED TO LOW, ADD ALL REMAINING COOKIE INGREDIENTS. BEAT UNTIL WELL MIXED, 1 TO 2 MINUTES.
   
4. ROLL DOUGH INTO 1" BALLS, PLACE 2" APART ON A COOKIE SHEET. FLATTEN BALLS INTO 1/4" THICKNESS WITH THE BOTTOM OF A BUTTERED GLASS DIPPPED IN SUGAR.
   
5. BAKE FOR 7 TO 9 MINUTES OR UNTIL EDGES ARE VERY LIGHTLY BROWNED. REMOVE COOKIE SHEET FROM OVEN AND COOL 1 MINUTE. REMOVE FROM COOKIE SHEET AND PLACE ON A WIRE RACK TO COOL COMPLETELY.
   
6. IN A SMALL BOWL, STIR TOGETHER ALL OF THE GLAZE INGREDIENTS WITH A WIRE WHISK. DECORATE COOLED COOKIES WITH GLAZE AND SLICED ALMONDS.
   
7. 3 1/2 DOZEN COOKIES