HEAVENLY RASPBERRY ALMOND COOKIES

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Make and share this Heavenly Raspberry Almond Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Dessert

Time 24m

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/3 cups toasted sliced almonds, divided
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
3 tablespoons raspberry jam
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2-2 3/4 cups white flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Heat your oven to 375*F. Coarsely chop 1 cup almond slices. Reserve remaining almond slices for garnish.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and brown sugar at medium speed 2 to 3 minute or until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, raspberry jam, almond extract and vanilla until blended.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together 2 1/2 cups of the flour and baking soda. Beat into butter mixture at low speed until well blended. If the dough is too sticky to handle, add more flour 1 tbls. at a time. Stir in chopped almonds.
  • Roll rounded tbls. of dough into 1 inch balls; place about 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Press down lightly on cookies to flatten slightly. Top each cookie with 3 reserved almond slices, pushing one edge of each slice into dough.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove cookies from the oven. Gently lift almonds with tip of knife, if desired. Cool on baking sheet 1 minute. Place cookies on wire rack; cool completely. Lightly sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. Enjoy!
  • Note:.
  • To toast almonds, place on baking sheet; bake at 375*F. for 4 to 6 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1333, Fat 71.9, SaturatedFat 31.5, Cholesterol 168.5, Sodium 134.6, Carbohydrate 158.3, Fiber 7.3, Sugar 87.5, Protein 19.9

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