Angel Almond Balls

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These are melt-in-your-mouth buttery rich wonderful! You can also make these cookies using vanilla in place of almond extract and chopped pecans in place of the almonds. These are a wonderful for your holiday cookie platter!!

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Steps

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Set oven to 300 degrees.

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Butter a large baking sheet.

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In a large bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed beat butter with 1 / 2 cup powdered sugar and almond extract until smooth.

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In a medium bowl mix the flour with baking powder.

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Add to the creamed mixture.

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Beat until blended.

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Stir in chopped almonds.

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Shape into 1-inch balls and place about 1-inch apart on the buttered baking sheet.

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Bake about 20-25 minutes or until pale golden brown.

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Let the cookies stand on sheet until cool enough to handle.

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Place about 1-1 / 2 cups powdered sugar in a shallow dish.

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Roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar evenly to coat all over.

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Set the cookies on racks to cool completely.

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Ingredients

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butter, powdered sugar, almond extract, flour, baking powder, almonds