These almond shortbread cookies are amazingly simple to make with just butter, flour, sugar, and pure almond extract for a delicious buttery treat.
Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Calories
191 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Step 2
Beat butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and almond extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in flour with a wooden spoon until smooth and well combined. Divide dough into 2 parts. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Step 3
Lightly sprinkle some white sugar on work surface; roll out dough, one part at a time, about 1/2-inch thick. Cut out cookies with a 1 ½-inch round cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Make an indentation in the center of each cookie with the end of a wooden spoon.
Step 4
Bake in preheated oven until cookies are light golden brown around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle or roll cookies in granulated sugar while still warm, then cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an air-tight container.
Ingredients
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 cup butter, room temperature
0.5 cup white sugar
2.5 cups sifted all-purpose flour
0.33333334326744 cup granulated sugar for decoration
