Recipe details Easy · 42 servings
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Almond-Vanilla Butter Drop Cookies
These tender, lightly crisp butter cookies are scented with almond and vanilla for a classic bakery-style flavor. The soft dough is scooped, gently flattened, and baked just until the edges take on a pale golden color.
Ingredients
- • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- • 1 teaspoon almond extract
- • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- • 2 cups all-purpose flour
- • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- • 1/4 teaspoon salt
Method
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- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them.
| 1 cup unsalted butter, softened | cream | mix dough | portion | flatten | bake 400 F 7-9 min | cool |
| 3/4 cup granulated sugar | ||||||
| 1 teaspoon almond extract | ||||||
| 1 teaspoon vanilla extract | ||||||
| 2 cups all-purpose flour | ||||||
| 1/2 teaspoon baking soda | ||||||
| 1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 cream 4 ingredients
Beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, almond extract, and vanilla extract on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed, until pale and creamy.
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 mix dough 3 ingredients
Reduce the mixer speed to low and blend in the flour, baking soda, and salt just until a soft dough comes together.
From: cream
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
3 portion
Form the dough into 1-inch balls and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
From: mix dough
4 flatten
Flatten each dough ball to about 1/4 inch thick with the sugar-dipped bottom of a glass.
From: portion
5 bake 400 F 7-9 min
Bake at 400 F for 7 to 9 minutes, removing the cookies when their edges are lightly golden.
From: flatten
6 cool
Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 1 minute, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
From: bake 400 F 7-9 min
- 1
cream
Beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, almond extract, and vanilla extract on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed, until pale and creamy.
1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2
mix dough
Reduce the mixer speed to low and blend in the flour, baking soda, and salt just until a soft dough comes together.
2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3
portion
Form the dough into 1-inch balls and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- 4
flatten
Flatten each dough ball to about 1/4 inch thick with the sugar-dipped bottom of a glass.
- 5
bake 400 F 7-9 min
Bake at 400 F for 7 to 9 minutes, removing the cookies when their edges are lightly golden.
- 6
cool
Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 1 minute, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Text instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them.
Beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, almond extract, and vanilla extract on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed, until pale and creamy.
Reduce the mixer speed to low and blend in the flour, baking soda, and salt just until a soft dough comes together.
Form the dough into 1-inch balls and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
Flatten each dough ball to about 1/4 inch thick with the sugar-dipped bottom of a glass.
Bake at 400 F for 7 to 9 minutes, removing the cookies when their edges are lightly golden.
Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 1 minute, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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