Almond Butter Cutouts

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened (not margarine)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup ground almonds
• colored crystal sugar (optional)
• frosting (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f (190°c). take out 3-4 cookie sheets.
• 2 in a large bowl cream butter and sugar; beat in egg yolks and almond extract.
• 3 in a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder.
• 4 gradually add flour mixture to the wet mixture; stir in almonds.
• 5 cover and chill 2 hours; then roll out on floured surface, 3/8 inch thick.
• 6 cut with your favorite cookie cutters and place evenly spaced on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 if you're using colored sugar to decorate, now is the time to sprinkle it over the cookies.
• 8 bake 10-13 minutes or until the edges begin to brown; cool on wire racks; if you're frosting the cookies, do it once they're cool.
• 9 prep time includes chill time.