Description
Delicate almond meltaway cookies melt on your tongue with buttery richness. Crisp edges and powdered sugar coating create a classic holiday treat perfect for sharing with loved ones.
Ingredients
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Almond Meltaway Cookies Ingredients:
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (125 g) powdered sugar, sifted
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
Supplementary Ingredients:
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk (or more as needed)
- Sliced almonds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the oven environment by heating to 350F (175C) and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper, ensuring an even cooking surface.
- Create the base mixture by thoroughly blending softened butter and powdered sugar until achieving a silky, uniform consistency. Introduce almond extract and mix thoroughly to distribute the flavor evenly.
- Integrate flour, cornstarch, and salt into the butter mixture, gently folding until a cohesive, tender dough develops. The texture should be smooth with a slight tackiness that allows easy manipulation.
- Craft uniform cookie portions by using a cookie scoop or spoon to form small, consistent spheres. Arrange these delicate rounds on the prepared baking sheet, maintaining approximately one inch of separation between each cookie.
- For enhanced visual appeal, gently press a single almond slice atop each cookie, creating an elegant decorative element.
- Position the cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, monitoring closely to achieve a pale golden edge without overcooking the delicate morsels.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for five minutes, enabling them to firm up slightly.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, permitting complete cooling. Optionally, dust with a light veil of powdered sugar for a final, elegant touch.
Notes
- Gentle Handling Matters: Work with the dough when it’s cool and firm to prevent sticking and maintain the delicate cookie structure.
- Texture Transformation: Cornstarch is the secret weapon that gives these cookies their signature melt-in-your-mouth texture, creating a super tender crumb.
- Precision Baking: Watch the cookies closely during the last few minutes of baking; they can quickly go from perfectly golden to overdone due to their delicate nature.
- Dietary Flexibility: Swap regular flour with gluten-free flour blend for a celiac-friendly version, and use plant-based butter to make these cookies vegan-friendly while maintaining their delicate, crumbly character.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg