Almond Cookies
This simple and satisfying, melt in your mouth almond cookies recipe you'll quite likely find irresistible!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour (120g)
- 1/2 cup almond flour (60g)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 10 tbsp unsalted butter (unsalted butter, at room temperature 142g)
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar (+3tbsp)
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp almond extract
Instructions
- 1
Sift the flour, corn starch, salt, baking powder, and almond flour into a bowl then whisk together and set aside.
- 2
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter and almond extract until creamed.
- 3
Add confectioners sugar; mix until combined.
- 4
Scrape bowl down and add flour mixture while beating on low. Scrape bowl once more and mix until combined.
- 5
Wrap in plastic and chill for 20-30 minutes.
- 6
Preheat to 400 degrees.
- 7
Use an cookie scoop to portion out 2 tablespoon sized dollops. Roll in your clean hands, place on parchment or silicon lined baking sheet then press down slightly and top with two almond slivers.
- 8
Bake for about 8 minutes, the cookies will have just begun to brown at the edge when ready.
- 9
Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet.
- 10
Add about 2/3 cup of powdered sugar to a bowl then drizzle in 1 tbsp water and one and a half teaspoons of almond extract. whisk together and add a few drops of water if needed for a thinner consistency.
- 11
Drizzle over the cooled cookies and enjoy!