Almond Stick Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • Milk, for brushing on cookies
  • ½ cup sliced almonds, coarsely chopped
  • Almond Icing:
  • 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • 3-4 teaspoons milk, or as needed to make a drizzling consistency
Instructions
  1. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
  2. In large bowl of electric mixer beat butter about 30 seconds until creamy, then add sugar and beat until well combined.
  3. Add egg and ½ teaspoon almond extract; beat well.
  4. Add flour mixture and beat until well mixed. Divide dough into 4 equal portions. Wrap each in plastic wrap or wax paper and chill until firm enough to roll into long ropes.
  5. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper if desired, or leave ungreased.
  6. Roll each portion of dough into a 12-inch long rope and place 2 on each cookie sheet about 4 to 5 inches apart. Using your hands, flatten each roll until it is about 3 inches wide.
  7. Doing one flattened rope at a time, brush lightly with milk and sprinkle with some almonds. Repeat with all 4 ropes.
  8. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. While cookies are still warm and soft on the cookie sheet, cut them crosswise at a diagonal into 1-inch wide strips. Remove sliced cookies to wire racks to cool.
  9. When cooled, drizzle each with almond icing and let sit until icing is set.
  10. To make almond icing, stir together sifted powdered sugar, almond extract, and enough milk (about 3-4 teaspoons) to make an icing of drizzling consistency.
  11. Makes 4 dozen cookies.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/almond-stick-cookies/