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Almond Butter Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Lynne Romyn PHOTO BY: Erika B

"I came up with this cookie recipe as a way to capture a butter cake popular in my husband's native Netherlands. Almond paste and butter make each melt-in-your-mouth morsel irresistible."

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PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	25 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
1/2 cup shortening
6 ounces almond paste
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening, almond paste and sugar. Beat in egg. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Roll into 1/4-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

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Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2006 by JSmith

These are yummy if you like almond flavor. They get brown fast so I only cooked them 7 minutes. MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2006 by SHADOULA

These were awesome, very rich and addicting. I did adjust the baking time,7 1/2 to 8 minutes... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2008 by bubsy

Had a small amount of almond paste left, and scaled the recipe to fit. Formed into 1"... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2007 by Meg Champagne

My mom and dad loved these, but I thought they were way too "thick" -- tasted like eating... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2007 by MARKSCHOENING

So good I ended up eating most of them myself. Watch out when they come out of the oven,... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2006 by Erika B

Excellent cookie recipe! I was just looking for a way to use up some leftover almond paste and... MORE