Buttery Almond Cookies

Name: Buttery Almond Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup confectioners' sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup chopped almonds

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield 5-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

These old-fashioned buttery almond cookies are light and crunchy in texture and rich with butter and almond flavor.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup chopped almonds

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in almonds. Shape into 1-in. balls.
Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown and cookies are set. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in remaining confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 54 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 22mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

"My husband loves these cookies," says Elaine Anderson of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. "They have an old-fashioned flavor that goes well with a cup of tea. Plus they're simple to put together."

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