It's been a holiday tradition in my family for years. Everyone who has tried these always asks for the recipe, and they're just scrumptious. I'm an almond fan, so I increase the extract to 1 t.

These take a little bit of time to make and I made quite a mess with the glaze, but they are delicious and quite addicting!

Wow! I can't believe how amazing these turned out! They are soft the first day, hard the next and oh so good. I doubled the almond extract and skipped the glazing and they were perfect- not too sweet. Thank you for this great recipe!

I'm afraid I'm going to be the odd ball here but I found these to be a bit boring even after glazing them. Plus you have to eat them the first day or so because the get stale VERY FAST! Wouldn't bother with them again. Sorry

I've made these cookies for many years. My original recipe was from Better Homes and Gardens, but I somehow lost it. I also use about 1/2 cup Trader Joe's almond meal when I have it and bake the cookies only about 10 minutes. I think they are best when they are slightly underdone and have a softer consistency, reminiscent of marzipan. I have never taken them anywhere where people have not clammered for the recipe. I also think they may be better the day they are made, but I have never had them last longer. A 10 star recipe.

I am so glad to have found this recipe. I had it for a few yrs, then in my move it got "lost".. The original was in Taste of Home magazine. Being of Scandinavian descent, almonds are so popular & well used in baking..these always go over well with the family. I decorate up containers and give as xmas gifts.. I used parchment paper on the cookie sheets which made them easy to manuever off the cookie sheets... thank you thank you for posting this recipe..

I found this recipe in my very first Taste of Home issue, many years ago, and it's one of our favorites. The cookies have a wonderful flavor. And they're pretty, too.

these are so deliciouse. at first they were sticky so i added flour. then realized if i let them sit they would stiffin on thier own so i could roll it. i really cannot stop eating these so good

These were so easy, and SO good. They were a hit at my brother's birthday party and disappeared pretty quickly. I used 3/4 cup of Trader Joe's Almond Meal in place of 3/4 cup the flour to give it more of an almond flavor. I also doubled the amount of almond extract in the cookies and in the icing. Mmmm almondy!

loved them!!! wouldn't change a thing.

my husband made them for me and we love them.

Couldn't find a copy of my recipe and thought I would be without this year. So, I was thrilled to see this recipe here. I've been making these every year for Christmas as long as I can remember. Easiest cookie recipe - therefore, the one that ALWAYS gets made. But they look like you really worked hard to make them - and Delicious!!

I made these for a gift. They were lovely in a gift basket. But, they don't keep very well. I tasted them a couple of days after I made them and they were a little stale.

Great cookies and simple to make. I'm glad that I doubled the recipe! I drizzled mine with melted chocolate instead of the icing, but I think they are great either way.

very easy to make cookies. They smelled wonderful baking and I cut them with a pizza cutter. I didn't have the almonds to spinkle on top, so I made the glaze as called for and then added some juice from fresh red raspberries I had. Wonderful addition! I think next time I'll roll them out and cut out for a shaped cookie.