Almond Butter Cookies Recipe

Almond Butter Cookies Recipe
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66% would make again

I came up with this cookie recipe as a way to capture a butter cake popular in my husband's native Netherlands. Almond paste and butter make each melt-in-your-mouth morsel irresistible.

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  • 39 Servings
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 6 ounces almond paste
  • 1-1/3 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, almond paste and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
  • Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 6-1/2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 115 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 58 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Almond Butter Cookies published in Best of Country Cookies , p70

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Reviewed on Nov. 02, 2009 by LegalSec

I was excited about making these cookies. Such a disappointment. The cookies resemble a snickerdoodle in the picture, trust me they did not. They were flat, greasy and undercooked even when I cooked for additional time. Would not make again.

Reviewed on May. 13, 2009 by jcthomas66

Can you substitute almond extract for the almond paste?? If so , how much.

Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2008 by KJOBASHER

1/4" balls? it says 1" which is pretty standard for rolled cookies.

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2007 by lavafan

Are we really supposed to roll dough into 1/4" balls? That seems pretty small. Wont they burn during the time stated to bake and at that temperature? And if they ate that small why do you need 2" in between cookies? I would like to make these but find the size and bake time questionable. If you could verify the size that would be great. Thank you

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