Almond Spritz Cookies

Name: Almond Spritz Cookies
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients: ⅓ cup (80 mL) icing sugar, sifted; ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt; 5 Tbsp (75 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ tsp (2 mL) vanilla extract; ½ tsp (2 mL) almond extract; ½ cup (125 mL) all-purpose flour; ½ cup (125 mL) room-temperature, well-stirred, pure almond butter; 1 egg yolk

Preparation info

Makes about
4 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

Using almond butter makes this cookie batter smooth and easy to pipe. Be certain that your almond butter is at room temperature before stirring and measuring.

Ingredients

5 Tbsp (75 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup (125

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C) and line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
Using electric beaters, cream the butter, almond butter, and icing sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk and extracts.
Reduce the speed to medium low and add i