Almond Butter Cookies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds with skins (4 1/2 oz),
- and cooled completely
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Beat together butter, sugars, corn syrup, vanilla, and almond extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed (use paddle attachment if you have a stand mixer) until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix just until a dough begins to form. Add almonds and mix just until incorporated. Form dough into a rectangular log (about 12 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 3/4 inch thick). Wrap in wax paper and chill until firm, about 2 hours.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325u0b0F. Butter a large baking sheet.
- Cut half of log into 1/8-inch-thick slices with a thin sharp knife and arrange 3/4 inch apart on baking sheet. (Keep remaining dough chilled.)
- Bake cookies until golden, about 12 minutes, then transfer with a thin metal spatula to a rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.
flour, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, almond extract, almonds, cooled completely
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/almond-butter-cookies-232508 (may not work)