Amaretto Butter Cookies

Name: Amaretto Butter Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 296 milliliters sliced almonds; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 227 grams About 1 cup butter or margarine at room temperature; 3 Tbsps almond-flavored liqueur, such as amaretto, or 1 tablespon almond extract; 1 large egg, separated; 473 milliliters About all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons grated orange peel; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar

Amaretto Butter Cookies is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 127 calories, 2g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe serves 36. Head to the store and pick up egg, baking powder, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 cup butter and sugar until smooth.

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Add egg yolk, liqueur, and orange peel and beat until well blended.

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Liqueur

In another bowl, mix 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt.

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All Purpose Flour

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Add to butter mixture; stir to mix, then beat until well blended. Gather dough into a ball, divide in half, and flatten each portion into a disk; wrap each tightly in plastic wrap and freeze until firm enough to roll without sticking, about 30 minutes.

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Butter

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Roll

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Unwrap dough. On a lightly floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll one disk at a time to about 1/4 inch thick. With a floured, 2-inch round cutter, cut out cookies.

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Cut Out Cookies

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Roll

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Place about 2 inches apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets. Gather excess dough into a ball, reroll, and cut out remaining cookies.

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In a small bowl, beat egg white with 1 teaspoon water to blend.

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Brush cookies with mixture and sprinkle or arrange about 1/2 teaspoon sliced almonds on each.

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Bake cookies in a 325 regular or convection oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes; if baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through cooking.

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