Cheri's Almond Glazed Sugar Cookies
INGREDIENTS
Cookie
- 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 4 to 5 teaspoons water
- Sliced almonds
DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 400°F. Combine all cookie ingredients in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls to 1/4 inch thick with bottom of buttered glass dipped in sugar. Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely. Whisk all glaze ingredients except almonds together in bowl. Decorate cooled cookies with glaze and sliced almonds, as desired.
RECIPE TIPS
- If the dough is too dry, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.
- The glaze sets up quickly. Frost and decorate just a few cookies at a time.
Variations:Flavored: Substitute vanilla or mint flavoring for almond extract.
Toppings: Drizzle unglazed cookies with melted chocolate or vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark). Decorate glazed cookies with chopped nuts, mini chocolate chips or decorator sugar.
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