Crisp Almond Sugar Cookies Recipe

Crisp Almond Sugar Cookies Recipe Rating 4

"We made these crisp cookies often when I worked in the lunchroom at our daughters' grade school," recalls Linda Holt from Wichita Falls, Texas. "The almond flavor makes them unique."

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Crisp Almond Sugar Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
  • Yield: 30 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butter-flavored shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • Additional sugar or colored sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  • Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 238 calories, 13 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 91 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Almond Sugar Cookies in Taste of Home August/September 2000, p65

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Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2008 by MysteryLover

These are excellent. I did some with almond extract; some with vanilla. My son (26) couldn't stop eating them!

 
 
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