Almond Glazed Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 5 teaspoons water
• sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°.
• 2 combine butter, sugar and almond extract in large bowl.
• 3 beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
• 4 reduce speed to low; add all remaining cookie ingredients.
• 5 beat until well mixed.
• 6 roll dough into 1 inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 7 flatten balls to 1/4 inch thickness with bottom of buttered glass dipped in sugar.
• 8 bake for 7-9 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned.
• 9 cool 1 minute; remove from sheets.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 stir together all glaze ingredients with wire whisk in small bowl.
• 12 decorate cooled cookies with glaze and sliced almonds.
• 13 glaze sets up quickly.
• 14 frost and decorate a few cookies at a time.