Spiced Almond Cookies
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 40 min.
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Ingredients
for
30
- Ingredients
- ¾ cup honey
- 0.333 cup butter (at room temperature)
- 0.333 cup granulated sugar
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsps baking soda
- ½ cup almonds (peeled and finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground allspice
- ¼ tsp ground Cardamom
- For Almond Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1 Tbsp milk (or water)
- 1 tsp Almond extract
- To Decorate
- 15 Candied cherry (cut in half)
- ½ cup slivered almonds
- coarse sugar (for sprinkling)
Preparation steps
1.
In a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring honey, butter and sugar to a boil. Stirring constantly to dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat and let cool.
2.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, almonds, and spices. Mix in honey mixture, knead dough until smooth. Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
3.
Position oven rack to the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 350º F. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment paper.
4.
On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the chilled dough 1/4-inch thick. Cut out 2-inch rounds. Bake on prepared baking sheet for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
5.
For Almond Glaze:
6.
In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, milk and almond extract. Mix until smooth.
7.
To Decorate:
8.
Brush each cooled cookie with almond glaze. Top with candied cherry half and two almond slivers. Sprinkle with coarse decorative sugar. Serve.
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