Recipe: Perfect Almond Cookies

Almond Cookies.

You can cook Almond Cookies using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Almond Cookies

1. Prepare of Cookie Batter.
2. Prepare 2 3/4 cup of cake flour.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of cornstarch.
4. It's 1 1/2 cup of granular sugar.
5. It's 2/3 cup of unsalted butter.
6. It's 2/3 cup of shortening.
7. Prepare 2 each of eggs.
8. It's 2 tsp of almond extract.
9. You need 1 cup of all purpose flour.
10. It's 2 tsp of baking powder.
11. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
12. Prepare of Topping.
13. Prepare 1 packages of sugar in the raw.

Almond Cookies step by step

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Cream sugar, butter and shortening.
3. Stir in eggs and almond extract.
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt..
5. Add dry mixture to the sugar mixture..
6. Mix thoroughly..
7. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
8. Roll dough into 2 teaspoon balls..
9. Roll the dough balls in the raw sugar.
10. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 7-8 minutes..
11. Remove from the oven and gently press the tops flat with a spoon while still warm..
12. Return the dough to the refrigerator between batches..
13. Cool on a cooling rack..