I just think these cookies are so pretty and they taste really good!!! Almond is another of my favs and these are full of almond flavor. There aren't many ingredients and they are super easy to make.
Cookies
1 cup 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
water to thin glaze as needed (start with small amount)
sliced almonds
Heat oven to 400°F. Combine all cookie ingredients in large 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.
Combine all glaze ingredients except almonds in small bowl with wire whisk. Decorate cooled cookies with glaze and sliced almonds as desired.
Thats all there is too it!!! These are probably my favorite cookies, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!!!
OK remember I told you this blog was EVERYTHING that happens in the kitchen?? Well this is one of those moments that didnt turn out like I had planned..at all! There is no recipe with this post because these were supposed to be, get this Linzer tarts, obviously they arent. The recipe is actually very good but not for Linzer tarts so I will save it for next time I make those cookies so you can see it as its supposed to be. Anyway I was so excited to make these, I had bought some heart shaped cookie cutters and was going to make tarts or so I thought, the dough was too soft and most of them just melted into round cookies, the ones that had the heart shape I decided to fill with icing. I am sure you can guess what happened to that idea...it all ran out the bottom. I was determined so I let the icing set so it wouldnt leak and then filled them again and again and sometimes again! They did taste good but this experiment just didnt work!
I would love comments and apologize to anyone who has tried but couldnt, I adjusted the settings so hopefully now you can.
HAPPY BAKING! Even when its a surprise :)
