This delicate almond-flavored butter cookie can be decorated in a variety of ways
Cookie Ingredients:
1 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened*
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Glaze Ingredients:
1/2 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
Heat oven to 400° F. Combine butter, sugar and almond extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add all remaining cookie ingredients. Beat until well mixed.
Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls to 1/4 inch thick with bottom of buttered glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely.
Melt chocolate chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 4 minutes). Drizzle or pipe top of cooled cookies making tree design, if desired.
Makes 5 dozen cookies.
*Substitute LAND O LAKES® Soft Baking Butter with Canola Oil right from the refrigerator.
NOTE:
Bake a variety of cookies using the same dough by rolling balls in decorator sugars or pressing halved red or green candied cherries onto cookies or rolling balls in finely chopped nuts before baking.
Nutrition Facts (1 cookie):
Calories: 60
Fat: 3.5 g
Cholesterol: 10 mg
Sodium: 45 mg
Carbohydrates: 7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 1 g