Christmas Sweeties Cookie Recipe
Sweeties are a fluffy, glazed almond flavored cookie that is unique to Texas. While usually pink in color, we switched things up and made red and green Christmas Sweeties! They are one of our favorite Christmas cookies to make every year!
Equipment
- Mixer
- Mixing bowls
- Cookie Sheet
- Cooling rack
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs (large)
- 2 tsp almond extract
- 4 cups flour
- 1 TB baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- red and green food coloring
For the Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 2 TB milk
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Add eggs, mix in one at a time.
- Stir in remaining ingredients but do not over mix.
- Divide the dough into two bowls.
- Add a little red food coloring to one and mix in. You don’t want to totally mix it in, just so the color is lightly spread through the dough.
- Add a little green food coloring to one and mix in. You don’t want to totally mix it in, just so the color is lightly spread through the dough.
- Refrigerate dough for about 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or foil.
- Flatten each ball slightly.
- Bake for 12 minutes. Don’t overcook. You don’t want these to brown at all.
- While the cookies are baking, mix your glaze ingredients in a bowl.
- When cookies are baked, put them on a rack to cool. I like to put a towel under the rack to catch the glaze.
- With a pastry brush or spoon, spread about a teaspoon of glaze over the tops of each cookie.
- Allow cookies to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Do not store in same container as any other cookie.
Nutrition
Calories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 68mgPotassium: 78mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 46IUCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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