Italian Almond Cookies Flav City Food

ITALIAN ALMOND COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, use your hands to mix together the almond paste, flour, egg whites, white sugar and confectioners' sugar until well blended. The mixture will be very sticky. Place the sliced almonds into a small bowl. Scoop out rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough and drop them into the almonds. Roll until completely coated. Place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

ITALIAN ALMOND-ICED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter 2 baking pans. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt together. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), mix the eggs and sugar until pale yellow and fluffy. With the mixer running, drizzle in the oil, vanilla, almond extract and mix. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Using your hands, form into logs 1-inch in diameter. Working in batches if necessary, cut into 3/4-inch-thick slices and arrange the cookies on the sheet pans. Bake until light golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.
• Icing: In a medium bowl, whisk the milk, egg white, confectioners' sugar and almond extract until smooth. Divide the icing into one large and two smaller batches. Leave the large batch of icing white; color the other 2 to your liking.
• When the cookies are cool, dip the tops into the white icing. Use a fork or a squeeze bottle to drizzle the cookies with the other colors. Let set in a cool place 1 hour.

ITALIAN ALMOND CRESCENT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cream together butter and 2/3 cup powdered sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in extracts then add chopped almonds.
• Stir in flour and beat until well mixed.
• Chill for 30 minutes.
• Divide dough in 1/2 and roll each half into a log 1" thick in diameter.
• Cut each log into 3/4" pieces and roll each piece into a cylinder 2" long.
• Place 1-2" apart on prepared baking sheet and form into crescents with your fingers.
• Bake 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Let cool.
• Fill a small bowl with sifted powdered sugar and roll cooled cookies into it coating well.

ITALIAN ALMOND COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (175 degrees C).
• Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, use your hands to mix together the almond paste, flour, egg whites, white sugar and confectioners' sugar until well blended.
• The mixture will be very sticky.
• Place the sliced almonds into a small bowl.
• Scoop out rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough and drop them into the almonds.
• Roll until completely coated.
• Place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.
• Cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.