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Buttery almond cookies with sliced almonds on top, served with a cup of tea or coffee on a white tray.

Almond Cafe Cookies

Bree Hester
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Course cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36
Calories 64 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 packages Pillsbury Ready to Bake sugar cookies
  • 8 ounce tube almond paste
  • 2 tablespoons Smuckers Apricot Preserves
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 1/4 cups sliced almonds

Instructions
 

  • Add the cookie dough, almond paste, preserves, and flour to the bowl of a mixer.
    Cream cheese, sugar, and almond paste ingredients in mixing bowl for baking cookies or pastry.
  • Mix until everything is combined. (Or you can do this by hand, just knead it together.)
    Dough being mixed in a stand mixer for baking, close-up of homemade dough preparation.
  • Pat the dough into a rectangle, about 6x9. Cut into 24 pieces.
    Soft pizza dough resting on a white cutting board with a knife, ready for baking.
  • Whisk the egg whites in a small bowl. Put the almonds on a plate.
    Whisking melted butter in a white mixing bowl with sliced almonds nearby.
  • Roll the dough into balls. Flatten into 3-inch disks.
    Raw cookie dough balls on baking sheet ready to bake.
  • Brush the tops with egg whites. Sprinkle generously with almonds.
    Creamy cookie dough with almond slices on a baking sheet.
  • Bake in a preheated 375 oven for 13 to 18 minutes. Cool on the sheet for two minutes, then cool completely on a rack.
    Buttery almond cookies cooling on a baking sheet fresh from the oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 64kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 4mgFiber: 1g
Keyword Almond Cafe Cookies
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