Description
Scrumptious almond bliss cookies combine nutty richness with delicate sweetness from Mediterranean pantries. Rich almonds and golden butter create a perfect harmony you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 cups (1200 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup (227 g) salted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tbsps baking powder
- 1½ tbsps pure almond extract
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
- 4 cups (480 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
- 1 tsp pure almond extract
- decorating sprinkles (as preferred)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper, establishing an organized baking environment.
- Creaming: Blend softened butter and granulated sugar in a stand mixer until achieving a light, airy consistency, approximately 3-4 minutes for optimal texture.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Gradually add eggs to the butter-sugar mixture, ensuring complete incorporation after each addition and meticulously scraping bowl sides for uniform blending.
- Flavor Infusion: Mix in almond extract and baking powder, acknowledging the potentially curdled appearance as a natural mixing progression.
- Dough Formation: Alternately fold in flour and milk, creating a smooth, cohesive dough with consistent texture throughout.
- Portioning and Placement: Scoop dough into uniform spheres using a cookie scoop, arranging them 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets to allow proper spreading.
- Baking Process: Position sheets on center oven rack, baking 10-12 minutes until edges turn lightly golden, signaling perfect doneness.
- Cooling and Finishing: Rest cookies on baking sheet for 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling; simultaneously prepare icing by whisking powdered sugar, almond extract, and milk until achieving a glossy, smooth consistency.
- Decoration: Dip cookie tops into prepared icing, placing on wire rack or wax paper, and quickly embellish with decorative toppings before icing sets completely.
Notes
- Butter Softening Tip: Allow butter to sit at room temperature for 30-45 minutes before mixing to ensure smooth, even incorporation and optimal cookie texture.
- Extract Quality Matters: Use pure almond extract for the most authentic, rich flavor; imitation extracts can taste artificial and flat.
- Spacing Technique: Leave enough room between cookie dough balls to prevent spreading and ensure uniform, perfectly shaped cookies during baking.
- Icing Consistency Check: Adjust icing thickness by adding tiny amounts of milk or powdered sugar until it smoothly coats the back of a spoon without dripping immediately.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 55 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 36 mg