Almond Butter Cookies
Delicate, buttery cookies made with sliced almonds, vanilla, and almond extract. These thin, crispy cookies have a rich nutty flavor and golden brown finish.
Ingredients
- •1 cup all-purpose flour
- •½ teaspoon baking soda
- •⅛ teaspoon salt
- •6 tablespoon unsalted butter
- •¼ cup granulated sugar
- •¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- •1 tablespoon corn syrup
- •½ teaspoon vanilla
- •¼ teaspoon almond extract
- •½ cup sliced almonds
- •toasted almonds
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
2 min
- 2.
Beat together butter, sugars, corn syrup, vanilla, and almond extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed (use paddle attachment if you have a stand mixer) until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix just until a dough begins to form. Add almonds and mix just until incorporated. Form dough into a rectangular log (about 12 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 3/4 inch thick). Wrap in wax paper and chill until firm, about 2 hours.
120 min
- 3.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Butter a large baking sheet.
10 min
- 4.
Cut half of log into 1/8-inch-thick slices with a thin sharp knife and arrange 3/4 inch apart on baking sheet. (Keep remaining dough chilled.)
5 min
- 5.
Bake cookies until golden, about 12 minutes, then transfer with a thin metal spatula to a rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.
24 min
