Soft and Chewy Almond Sugar Cookies

These cookies are delicious!!  These are a step up or change from the regular sugar cookies you're getting bored of.  They are very chewy even though I didn't use the cake flour. I wasn't really sure what it was and when i went into the store it said bread flour and didn't know that they were the same exact thing!  And I wasn't about to put the baby back into the car and go back to shop rite for a bag of bread flour.  So I just used plain flour 3 3/4 cups. Also if you don't have cornstarch just make sure you space the cookies further apart cuz they'll spread.. I also rolled them in sugar with green and red sugar you can buy anywhere and it make them look way more festival.. Will definitely be making more for xmas! Score: 9




Soft and Chewy Almond Sugar Cookies CCK Original
(Printable Recipe)
1 1/2 C white sugar
2/3 C unsalted butter (cold)
2/3 C shortening (room temp)
2 eggs
2 tsp almond extract
2 3/4 C cake flour
1 C all purpose flour
1 Tbsp cornstarch
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
sugar in the raw (I like raw sugar for this, but any coarse sugar or sprinkles would work)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare baking sheet.

Cream sugar, butter and shortening. Stir in eggs and almond extract. Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt and add to butter/egg mixture.

Use electric mixture to ensure dough is thoroughly combined.

Chill dough in fridge for 30 minutes.