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Almond Cookie Recipe

"Buttery Almond Balls For Any Occasion"




almond cookie recipe Buttery almond balls are more than a holiday almond cookie recipe with candied red cherries. You can swap out the candied cherries for a million other things. See the ideas in the substitutions and FAQs below

These cookies are quite popular in our Italian cookie recipes. My great grandma used to call them jelly cookies, others call them thumbprint cookies.

I was looking for a holiday cookie recipe that was Italian and something like I had when my great grandma had her cookie trays. And *poof* I found this poking around the net and of all places it was in the Southern Foods section (*gasp*) of about.com.

If this isn't the kind of almond cookie recipe you - check out some of my other these other almond cookie variations:

  • Amaretto Cookies
    Crescent Flat Sugar Cookie - made with Amaretto


  • Almond Butter Cookies
    Made with ground almonds.


  • Thanks for stopping by and check out my home page of Italian dessert recipes, while you are here.

    Lisa



    Almond Cookie Recipe

    Buttery almonds balls for any occasion


    Yield: Makes 24 to 30 buttery almond balls.

    Ingredients



    * 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

    * 1/2 cup granulated sugar

    * 2 eggs, separated

    * 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

    * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

    * 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

    * 2 tablespoons milk

    * 1 cup sliced almonds

    * 12 to 15 candied red and green cherries, halved

    Procedure

    * Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    * Cream the butter then beat sugar in gradually.

    * Add the egg yolks and extracts and beat until fluffy.

    * Stir in about half the flour; add the milk then beat well.

    * Stir in the remaining flour and knead just until blended in.

    * Shape into small balls, roll in lightly beaten egg whites, then in the almonds.

    * Place on greased baking sheets and press a half cherry into the center of each ball.

    * Bake for about 20 minutes, until lightly browned on bottoms.

    * Cool on rack.






    So what can I substitute for the candied cherries?

    Lotsa things work.

  • any jam


  • almond paste


  • raisins soaked in rum


  • Can I substitute margarine in place of the butter?

    Don't! Margarine not only tastes gross, these won't hold the round buttery ball shape.

    Back to this Almond Cookie Recipe.
    
    Lisa Gianotti

    Memorial Day and Warmer Weather Treats!



    It's finally warming up! In my neck of the woods we had SNOW on May 2nd. Now were on to the warm weather sweet treats!

    I started celebrating by having a Sangria last night. Sangria is so easy to make - and the trick to making it spectacular is - following the super easy procedure. IF you need a brush up see:

    How to Make Sangria

    As for Memorial Day Goodies - I bake the LESS sticky stuff if I have to travel. And something that the kids can grab with their fingers as they cruise by the dessert table and run off to their next game. Cookies and brownies work the best for this!

    The past month, these are my top five most viewed cookie recipes:

    #1 Anisette Cookies

    #2 Italian Wedding Cookie Recipe

    #3 Pizzelle Recipe

    #4 Ricotta Cheese Cookies

    #5 Meringue Cookie Recipe

    Have a fun filled Memorial Day!



    Lisa


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