Spring Almond Ruffles
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 to 4 drops green food color
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 4 to 5 teaspoons milk
- Heat oven to 400F.
- Combine butter and sugar in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add egg and 1 teaspoon almond extract; continue beating until well mixed.
- Add flour and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
- Divide dough in half.
- Stir food color into 1 portion.
- Fit cookie press with ribbon template; fill with dough, alternating spoonfuls of each color.
- Press dough into 12-inch long strips onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Cut strips every 2 inches, flouring knife if necessary.
- (Do not separate.)
- Bake 5-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Cut warm cookies along scored lines.
- Let cookies cool completely on cookie sheet.
- Combine powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract and enough milk for desired drizzling consistency in bowl.
- Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies.
- Let stand until set..
butter, sugar, egg, almond, flour, salt, color, powdered sugar, almond, milk
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/789/spring-almond-ruffles (may not work)