MELTING MOMENTS COOKIES

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Make and share this Melting Moments Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by grandma2969

Categories Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons half-and-half

Steps:

In medium mixing bowl, cream butter till light; then gradually add the confectioners' sugar and salt.
Beat this mixture thoroughly, about 3 minutes; gradually add the cornstarch and flour and blend well.
Form the dough into walnut-sized balls and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Transfer the balls to an ungreased cookie sheet and let stand for 20 minutes or until soft, then make a thumprint on top of each to flatten the cookies.
Bake for 15-16 minutes or until the cookies are golden on the bottom. Remove to rack to cool.
While the cookies cool, make the icing. In a small bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, almond extract, and half-and-half until creamy.
This may be tinted with food coloring.or just left white.
Ice the cookies when they are completely cooled.
Store in tins, separated in layers by plastic wrap.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1108.4, Fat 70.7, SaturatedFat 44.5, Cholesterol 186.7, Sodium 595.7, Carbohydrate 114.8, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 52.6, Protein 5.4