How To Make Delicious Stamped Cookies
How to make stamped cookies is explained in detail in this simple, step-by-step article. We love this great holiday tradition with kids!
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 194kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 ounces almond paste
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream softened butter and almond paste on the lowest speed.
- Add sugar, and cream on medium speed.
- Add egg and almond extract, and continue to cream.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour and salt. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture.
- Pour onto a lightly floured surface, and knead gently with your hands.
- Roll into 1 to 2 inch balls (1 inch for thin, crispy cookie, 2 inch for thick, soft cookies). Press evenly with cookie stamp.
- Optional: take a round cookie/biscuit cutter and remove the rugged edges.
- Bake for 10 - 14 minutes on the rack placed in top 1/3 of oven. Start checking at 10 minute mark. Remove when lightly golden brown.
- Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet. Remove to wire racks to continue to cool.
Notes
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- Start with unsalted butter, if possible. Salted butter will work in a bind. Just be sure it's softened.
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- If you do not have a hand mixer or stand mixer, you can make these by hand. Just be patient, and give yourself enough time to cream the almond paste and butter together completely.
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- Almond paste can be found here on Amazon if you can't find it in the store.
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- Do not chill the dough!
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- There's no need for a rolling pin. Just lightly knead with your hands.
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- If desired, line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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- Try to press evenly on the stamp so that the shortbread cookies are evenly sized. If not, one side will get browner than the other in the oven.
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- If the stamp doesn't come out right, just start over by rolling into a new ball of cookie dough.
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- The almond flavor will intensify as these cookies cool down.
Nutrition
Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg