Cookie Swap

I've been invited to my Sunday School's annual cookie swap. We did this last year and had such a good time. For those of you who know me well, you know that I love to bake and try new recipes. Our swap is in 2 days, so I've been busy today trying out a new cookie recipe. I'm going to share the recipe with you, too. If you love almond flavored goodies, then you will love, love, LOVE these.

Almond Glazed Sugar Cookies

Cookie:

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp almond extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Glaze:

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp almond extract

4-5 tsp water

Sliced almonds

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine first three cookie ingredients in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1-2 minutes). Reduce speed to low; add all remaining cookie ingredients. Beat until well mixed.

Roll dough into 1" balls. Place 2" apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls to 1/4" thickness with bottom of buttered glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.

Stir together all glaze ingredients except almonds with wire whisk in small bowl. Decorate cooled cookies with glaze and sliced almonds. Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I have. If it weren't for the cookie swap, I'd probably gobble these up all by myself. I'm glad for the cookie swap:)