Almond Shortbread Cookies

Name: Almond Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups flour; 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened; 1/4 cup vegetable shortening; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Almond Extract; 1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract; 20 maraschino cherries, cut in half

By: McCormick Kitchens

Made With:

These simple, but heavenly, almond butter cookies are traditional Puerto Rican Christmas cookies and they are as common and popular as chocolate chip cookies are in the States. They make wonderful Christmas gifts that everyone will enjoy!

Recipe Info

Prep Time:

25m
Cook Time:

20m
Ingredients:

8
Servings:

20
User Rating:

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Almond Extract
1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
20 maraschino cherries, cut in half

Nutrition Information

(per serving)

Calories 162
Carbohydrates 16 g
Cholesterol 21 mg
Fiber 0 g
Protein 2 g
Sodium 75 mg
Total Fat 10 g

Key products

McCormick® Ground Nutmeg, 1.1 oz

$6.49

Unit price: per

McCormick® Pure Almond Extract, 2 fl oz

$6.99

Unit price: per

McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract, 4 fl oz

$18.99

Unit price: per

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour and nutmeg in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat butter, shortening, sugar and extracts in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually stir in flour mixture until well mixed. Dough should be slightly moist. If dough looks dry, sprinkle with water and work into dough. If dough is sticky, sprinkle with additional flour.
Spoon dough by teaspoons and shape into balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Gently flatten each ball with palm of hand. Press a cherry piece in the center of each cookie.
Bake 20 minutes or until golden. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.