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Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 115
  • Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 12 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 58 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 14 g
  • Fiber:
  • 0 g
  • Protein:
  • 1 g

Almond Butter Cookies

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.

SERVINGS

 39

CATEGORY

 Dessert

METHOD

 Baked

PREP

 15 min.

COOK

 10 min.

TOTAL

 25 min.

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 mixing 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.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 6, 2008

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