Almond Cookies
Soft, chewy, and buttery, Almond Cookies come equipped with a double dose of almond flavor and a melt in your mouth texture. Perfect for Christmas giving!
Servings: 18
Calories: 194.41kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour plus extra for working with dough
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg , plus 1 egg yolk
- 2 ½ teaspoons pure almond extract
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 20 whole raw almonds for topping the cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°and have ready a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Set aside until ready to use.
- Add the butter and the sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. If you do not have a stand mixer, use a large mixing bowl and a handheld mixer. Mix on medium-high speed for 3-4 minutes, until a pale yellow and almost doubled in size.
- Add the eggs, the yolk, and both extracts and mix until well-combined. Add the flour and salt, and mix on low until incorporated.
- Scoop out a tablespoon of the dough, roll it into a ball, add to the baking sheet and gently press a raw almond in the center of the cookie. Repeat with the remaining dough, placing them about 1-2" apart on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, until the bottom edges tinge with gold. Allow to cool on the baking sheet, serve and enjoy.
Notes
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 194.41kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.02g | Protein: 2.44g | Fat: 11.18g | Saturated Fat: 6.62g | Cholesterol: 36.21mg | Sodium: 134.55mg | Potassium: 32.81mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 7.6g | Vitamin A: 328.35IU | Calcium: 9.93mg | Iron: 0.89mg