Almond Cookies
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 35
Ingredients
  • 1-â…” cup All-purpose Flour
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • ½ cups Butter, Softened
  • â…“ cups Extra Light Olive Oil Or Vegetable Oil
  • â…“ cups Sugar
  • â…” cups Gound Almonds
  • 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
  • 1 whole Egg Beaten With 2 Tablespoons Water For Egg Wash
  • ½ cups Chopped Almonds Or Any Choice Of Nuts For Garnish
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 325°F.
  2. In a bowl, mix flour and salt (dry ingredients).
  4. Using a large bowl, cream butter, oil, sugar, ground almonds and almond extract till smooth.
  6. With an electric mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients little by little into the wet ingredients.
  8. the dough will look crumbly like this
  10. Shape dough into balls using a tablespoon measurement and press it flat a little.
  12. Place cookie dough on a slightly greased cookie sheet.Make thumbprints by gently applying pressure on the dough balls. Apply some egg wash.(optional)
  14. Sprinkle nuts or any decorative edibles on the cookies.
  16. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until the bottoms have browned.
  18. Place the cookies onto a cooling rack and allow them to completely cool.
Recipe by Khatta Meetha at http://khattameetha.com/dessert/almond-cookies