Almond Wreaths

Name: Almond Wreaths
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 60 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; Glaze; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 teaspoon light corn syrup; 2 to 3 tablespoons water; Decorations; Nonpareils, decorator candies and/or sugars , as desired

Elegant and easy – these pretty cookies have a hint of almond.

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1 hr 30 min

Prep Time

02 hrs 45 min

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Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

¹/₂ teaspoon almond extract

¹/₈ teaspoon salt

2 ¹/₂ cups all-purpose flour

Glaze

1 ¹/₂ cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 teaspoon light corn syrup

2 to 3 tablespoons water

Decorations

Nonpareils, decorator candies and/or sugars , as desired

How to make

STEP 1

Combine butter and 1 cup powdered sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg, almond extract and salt; continue beating until mixed. Add flour; beat at low speed until well mixed. Divide dough in half. Wrap each half in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
STEP 2

Heat oven to 375°F.
STEP 3

Shape dough, one-half at a time, (keeping remaining dough refrigerated) into 1-inch balls. Cut each ball in half; roll each half into 4 1/2-inch rope. Gently twist two ropes together; shape into a wreath. Place 1-inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; removeto cooling rack placed over waxed paper.Cool completely.
STEP 4

Combine all glaze ingredients in bowl; stir until smooth. Brush glaze onto cooled cookies using pastry brush; immediately sprinkle with decorations, as desired.

Tip #1

- If you don’t have a pastry brush to glaze cookies, gently dip tops of cookies into glaze and shake off excess glaze.

Tip #2

- Dough can be shaped into candy canes or simply rolled into balls and baked.

70 Calories

3.5 Fat (g)

10 Cholesterol (mg)

30 Sodium (mg)

9 Carbohydrates (g)

0 Dietary Fiber

1 Protein (g)

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