These Almond Dream Cookies are my new favorite cookie recipe! They can be Christmas cookies, but they’re definitely just really delicious cookies that can be baked all year long. Think of them as a great, rainy-day baking project!
Count me in as someone who is slightly obsessed with almonds. I love them in salads, I eat far too many of them for munching in general, and they’re awesome in cookies too!
In this recipe, these shortbread-type cookies are almond-flavored with extract… but there are a good deal of slivered almonds tucked inside and outside of the cookies too. Those almonds lend a crunchy texture to this cookie.
Ingredients Needed:
- butter
- sugar
- eggs
- almond extract
- all purpose flour
- slivered almonds
- salt
- powdered sugar
How to make Almond Dream Cookies:
Once you get your dough mixed up, you’ll cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for an hour to firm it up a bit.
The dough is rolled into balls, dunked in egg white and smashed down a little bit on the cookie sheet. A few slivered almonds top it off.
When these guys come out of the oven, they are dusted with powdered sugar. The warm cookies soak up some of that sugar, then they’re lightly dusted again when cooled.
And there’s your new holiday cookie! Or any-time-of-year cookie, really. These flaky almond cookies are a lovely sweet treat!
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Almond Dream Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped slivered almonds
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup (more or less) additional slivered almonds (not chopped)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter and sugar. Then mix in egg yolks and almond extract, beating until blended. Add the flour, salt and almonds to the bowl, and mix just until combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ Line baking sheets with silpat mats or parchment paper.
- Shape the dough into 1 inch balls. In a small bowl, lightly beat the eggs whites with a fork. Dip the top of each ball in egg white, then place egg white side up on the cookie sheet. Sprinkle a few slivered almonds on top and press the ball down slightly with your hand or with the bottom of a drinking glass.
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the cookies spread out a bit and turn golden on the edges. Remove from the oven and sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar. You may wish to sprinkle them lightly again once they have cooled off a bit as the sugar tends to melt into the hot cookies.
- Store these cookies in a covered container for up to 3 days, or freeze in a covered container for up to 3 weeks.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I just made these! Love them❤️ A new cookie added to my list of must make cookies for Christmas 🎄
Just took first batch out of the oven. They are delicious. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
I love almond cookies! Your recipe sounds delicious; thank you for sharing.
Can’t wait to try these!
Lori, These do look like a delicious dream of a cookie! I am “nuts” about almonds too (pardon the pun) and know I’ll love these cookies! xo
MMMmmmm! These DO look like a dream and I think I will dream about them until I get the chance to make them!
That looks delicious. I plan to modify it with gluten free ingredients and with raw honey to fit my diet