Italian Almond Cookies
Italian Almond Cookies are soft cookies filled with almond flavor and dipped in an almond icing. A sweet treat that is perfect for holidays, celebrations and any occasion in between.
Servings: 72 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1½ tablespoons pure almond extract
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 5 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- ¼ cup milk
Icing
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
- Preferred decorating sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a stand mixer or large bowl with hand beater, cream together butter and sugar.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
- Beat in almond extract and baking powder.
- Add flour and milk alternatively until dough is mixed well.
- Using a cookie scoop, drop cookies onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Then gently roll the dough into smooth balls.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cookies should not brown, the bottoms will be a bit golden is all.
- Let cool a few minutes on pans and remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
Icing
- Whisk together the powdered sugar, almond extract and milk together.
- Dip the tops of the cookies in the glaze and rest on wire rack or wax paper. Do a few cookies at a time and then add desired decorations before the glaze hardens.
- Let icing set and harden before storing cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
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