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Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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These Christmas cookies are so pretty, with a sweet almond paste surprise in the center, topped with a tasty almond glaze and a sparkling coating of edible glitter or coarse sugar crystals. They look like they take forever to make, but only you need to know how easy they are! Yield is approximate - these cookie recipes come out differently every time (so it seems to me...). Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour |
1/2 cup softened butter |
1/3 cup powdered sugar |
2 tablespoons milk |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla |
4 ounces packages almond paste |
edible glitter or coarse sugar crystals |
1 cup powdered sugar |
1/2 teaspoon almond extract |
4 -5 teaspoons milk |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Beat or mix together flour, butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
3. Cut the almond paste into 1/2-inch slices, then cut slices into 1/4ths.
4. Shape 1-inch ball of cookie dough around each piece of almond paste; roll gently and form a ball.
5. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are golden brown.
7. Remove to a wire rack.
8. Cool for 30 minutes; dip tops into Almond Frosting, then into glitter or coarse sugar.
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