Best Buttery Almond Cookies Recipes

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BUTTERY ALMOND COOKIES



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"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."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 5-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 5

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

Steps:

  • 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 : Calories 54 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 22mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

BUTTERY ALMOND JOY COOKIES



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All the goodness of the candy bar made even better in a cookie! These are so yummy you won't be able to stop eating them!

Provided by Karen E.

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 6 dozen, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups chocolate chips
2 cups sweetened coconut
2 cups chopped almonds

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly grease cookie sheets.
  • Combine dry ingredients. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients until well mixed, then stir in the chocolate chips, coconut and almonds. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 535.9, Fat 27.2, SaturatedFat 13.7, Cholesterol 51.3, Sodium 348.6, Carbohydrate 72.5, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 48.2, Protein 7.7

BUTTERY ALMOND COCONUT COOKIES



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I have always loved Coconut "anything". I especially love Coconut Macaroons,....but I also love the flavor of butter in cookies. I combined my two loves with the delicate addition of almond in this truly delicious cookie. Follow the ingredient list with no substitutions, and you will fall in love with this cookie. They keep...

Provided by Garrison Wayne

Categories     Cookies

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 stick butter, unsalted
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
1 large egg
1 c cake flour or pastry flour (not whole wheat)
1/2 c almond meal
3/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp pure vanilla extract (good quality)
1/2 tsp almond extract (not imitation)
3 c sweetened coconut flakes

Steps:

  • 1. With a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream butter (which needs to be softened) with the powdered sugar. Add the egg and mix well.
  • 2. Mix all dry ingredients together (do not include the coconut). Stir in the dry ingredients to combine with the beaten sugar, eggs and butter. Stir in extracts and mix well.
  • 3. Stir in the coconut flakes by hand until well distributed.
  • 4. Form up 1 1/4 inch balls of dough and place 9 at a time on a lightly greased cookie sheet or alternately on parchment paper.
  • 5. Bake, 1 sheet at a time in a 350 degree oven (325 degrees for convection) for about 15 minutes.
  • 6. Remove from oven and let cool, only slightly....say less than a minute, then transfer to a rack to cool completely with a spatula. Do not stack.
  • 7. Store in an airtight container between layers of wax paper. Makes around 32 irresistible cookies.

BUTTERY ALMOND COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 35m

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/3 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons almond extract
4 cups all-purpose flour, plus some for dusting
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup ground almonds
1/2 cup slivered almonds

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, the vanilla and almond extracts and blend well. In separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and ground almonds. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and blend well. Fold in the slivered almonds. Roll out dough onto a flour dusted work surface and cut into desired shapes. Place cookies onto parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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