Almond Crispies Recipe
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Served Person: 36
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup fat-free milk
- 3 tablespoons plus 1 cup sugar divided
- 1/4 cup ground almonds
- 36 blanched almonds
- Carbohydrate 0.468830092714512 g
- Cholesterol 4.5189814853016 mg
- Fat 2.79877291838344 g
- Fiber 0.243074529923379 g
- Protein 0.491071018651965 g
- Saturated Fat 1.16333691065574 g
- Serving Size 1 1 serving (6g)
- Sodium 12.5494351954251 mg
- Sugar 0.225755562791133 g
- Trans Fat 0.173681507060556 g
- Calories 28 calories
Directions In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon; set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter and remaining sugar until crumbly. Beat in the egg, milk and extracts. Combine the flour, ground almonds and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Coat bottom of glass with cooking spray, then dip in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Flatten cookies with prepared glass, redipping in cinnamon-sugar mixture as needed. Top each cookie with an almond. Bake at 325degrees for 16-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 3 dozen. Originally published as Almond Crispies in Healthy Cooking Annual Recipes Annual 2014 Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 86 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 23 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend
