If you don't have any almond butter, peanut butter will work just fine in these cookies too. Secondly, I wanted to make these cookies a little bit healthier. Almond butter: Acts as both butter and flour in these flourless cookies.

Ingredients of Almond Butter Cookies

  1. You need 1 1/2 cup of sugar.
  2. You need 1 cup of butter.
  3. You need 8 oz of cream cheese, softened.
  4. Prepare 1 of egg.
  5. It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
  6. It's 1/2 tsp of almond extract.
  7. It's 3 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
  8. Prepare 1 tsp of baking powder.
  9. You need 1 of egg white beaten.
  10. It's 2 oz of semisweet chocolate square melted.
  11. Prepare of powered sugar icing.
  12. It's 1 cup of powdered sugar.
  13. It's 1 tbsp of butter, softened.
  14. You need 1/4 tsp of almond extract.
  15. Prepare 1 tbsp of milk.

Almond Butter Cookies step by step

  1. Cream together 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, and cream cheese till fluffy..
  2. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; beat until smooth..
  3. Stir together flour and baking powder; stir into creamed mixture..
  4. Divide mixture into thirds. Chill one portion 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until firm..
  5. To second portion add food coloring. Force through a cookie press onto ungraded cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes. Remove to reach to cool. Brush with egg white; sprinkle with colored sugar..
  6. To third portion of dough. Blend in melted chocolate. Pinch of walnut sized balls. Roll logs about 2 1/2 inch length. Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes; cool. Prepare icing; remove 1/4 of the icing; add enough milk for dipping; dip one end in icing them in sprinkles..
  7. Roll out chilled dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into shape. Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes. Cool; frost with remaining icing; sprinkle with colored sugar..

BEAT almond butter, butter and sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium-high speed until creamy. Flourless almond butter cookies are simple to make with just a handful of ingredients. Gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, clean eating, real food. Chocolate chip cookies and shortbread cookies are both favorites of mine. But, of course, I also love almond butter That's right, four ingredients for the most delicious Paleo almond butter cookies.

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