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Pillow Soft Almond Sugar Cookies

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Category: Cookies

 Ingredients List

  • 1-1/2 Cups white sugar
  • 2/3 cup butter (cold)
  • 2/3 cup shortening (room temp)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 2-3/4 Cups cake flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Coarse sugar for rolling dough balls

 Directions

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees and cover cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2) Cream sugar, butter and shortening. Stir in eggs and almond extract. Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt and add to butter/egg mixture. Use electric mixer to ensure dough is thoroughly combined.

3) Chill dough in fridge for at least 30 minutes.

4) Working in batches, roll 2 teaspoons of dough into a ball and roll in raw sugar. Place on prepared pan about 1-inch apart. Return unused dough to refrigerator between baking batches.

5) Bake cookies for 7 minutes 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and gently press rounded tops of cookies flat with back of a spoon while the cookies are still warm and pliable. Allow cookies to cool on pan for 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.

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