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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."
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

  1. 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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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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


 
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