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Melt-in-Your-Mouth Almond Shortbread Cookies (Easy Recipe)

These almond shortbread cookies are buttery, crisp, and delicately flavored with almond extract. An easy, melt-in-your-mouth treat perfect for holidays, gifting, or enjoying with coffee.

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Ingredients

  • 2¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces at room temperature
  • 1 tsp almond extract (best quality)

Instructions

  • Add flour, sugar, and salt to a food processor and pulse to mix. 
  • Sprinkle pieces of butter over the flour mixture, add almond extract, and then pulse until small clumps of dough form. If you have trouble getting the dough to form in the food processor, just pull it on onto a work surface and bring it together by hand. 
  • Place the dough onto a work surface and form it into a cohesive dough. Form the dough into a 2-inch thick log. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour. 
  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper. 
  • Cut the dough into 1/4 inch thick slices and arrange the cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes, until golden on the bottom. 
  • Cool the cookies on the baking sheet until they are firm, and then move them to a cooling rack.