Almond Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 54
• 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• additional sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 -3 teaspoons water
• green food coloring (optional)
• sliced almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in almond extract.
• 3 combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• 4 roll into 1 inch balls.
• 5 place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 6 coat bottom of a glass with nonstick cooking spray; dip in sugar.
• 7 flatten cookies with prepared glass, dipping glass in sugar again if needed.
• 8 bake at 400 for 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 9 cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.
• 10 in a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, almond extract and enough water to achieve glaze consistency.
• 11 tint with food coloring if desired.
• 12 drizzle over cookies.
• 13 sprinkle with almonds.