Almond Icebox Cookies Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 113
  • Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 23 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 72 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 14 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 2 g


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Almond Icebox Cookies

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"With a roll of this cookie dough on hand, I can serve freshly-baked cookies in a snap," says field editor Elizabeth Montgomery of Taylorsville, Illinois.

SERVINGS: 60

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients:

  • 1-1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
  • 2 packages (2-1/2 ounces each) whole unblanched almonds

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Fold in chopped almonds. Shape into two 15-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
    Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; top each with a whole almond. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 10 dozen.


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