Almond Sugar Cookies
Yield: 5 dozen (serving size: 1 cookie)
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons stick margarine, softened
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg white
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup ground almonds
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Cooking spray
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°.
Combine 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in a bowl; stir well. Set aside.
Cream 1 cup sugar and margarine at medium speed of a mixer until light and fluffy. Add milk, extracts, and egg white, and beat well. Combine flour, almonds, and salt, and add to creamed mixture, beating well.
Divide dough in half; cover and refrigerate half of dough. Shape remaining half of dough into 30 (1-inch) balls; roll balls in sugar mixture, coating well. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass. Bake at 325° for 14 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Repeat procedure with remaining dough.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 50 (31% from fat)
- Fat:
- 1.7g (sat 0.3g,mono 0.8g,poly 0.5g)
- Protein:
- 0.8g
- Carbohydrate:
- 8.1g
- Fiber:
- 0.2g
- Cholesterol:
- 0.0mg
- Iron:
- 0.3mg
- Sodium:
- 22mg
- Calcium:
- 4mg





