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ALMOND GLAZED SUGAR COOKIES




Source of Recipe


Land O'Lakes


List of Ingredients




Cookie Ingredients:

1 cup LAND O LAKES® Soft Baking Butter with Canola Oil
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Glaze Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
4 to 5 teaspoons water
Sliced almonds



Recipe



Heat oven to 400°F. Combine all cookie ingredients in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls to 1/4 inch thickness with bottom of buttered glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.

Combine all glaze ingredients except almonds in small bowl with wire whisk. Decorate cooled cookies with glaze and sliced almonds as desired.

TIP: Glaze sets up quickly. Frost and decorate just a few cookies at a time.

TIP: If dough is too dry, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.

VARIATIONS:

Flavored: Substitute vanilla or mint flavoring for almond extract.

Toppings: Drizzle unglazed cookies with melted chocolate or vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark). Decorate glazed cookies with chopped nuts, mini chocolate chips or decorator sugars.

STORAGE: Store cookies in a loosely covered container for up to 1 week.