I know what you are thinking... Has this woman gone completely Cookie Crazy? Is this all she does? Ha Ha. Actually I am not a huge cookie fan but the family has been loving my cookie adventures and it's been fun breaking out the old recipes. Also Big A loves helping and has become a master at using the mixer and actually is becoming a big helper.
This one is a fun one that is SO yummy and you can customize it with whatever color sugars you want. We did a light and dark green combo for St. Patty's but they work for any holiday.
Swirled Almond Shortbread Cookies
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter softened
1/2 teaspoon
almond extract
1 egg
2 1/4 cups flour
2-4TBL Colored
Sugars
Beat sugar,
butter, almond extract and egg with electric mixer on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in flour.
Divide dough in
half; cover half and set aside. Place remaining half on plastic wrap, roll and
press into an 8-inch square. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of colored sugars (It
looks best if you use 2 different colors. Use the plastic wrap to help lift, and
roll up dough (Like a jelly roll). Repeat with the other half of the dough and
colored sugars. Wrap rolls in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 1 hour or
until firm.
Heat oven to
375ºF. Cut rolls into 1/4-inch slices. Place about 1 inche apart on an ungreased
cookie sheet.
Bake 8 minutes
or until edges begin to brown (I turn the pan after 4 minutes for more even
cooking).
Store covered or
in an airtight container (Unless you’re like my Mom and like a rock hard
cookie, these harden up fast)
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| The Cookies are DONE!! |
