Almond Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
  2. 1-7 oz box Odense Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater)
  3. 1/2 cup sugar
  4. 2 cups all purpose flour
  5. 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  6. 2 tablespoons milk (optional)
  7. Green sugar sprinkles (optional)
Cut this delicious shortbread dough into any shape for any holiday.

Time

20 minutes to mix
1 hour to chill
12 – 14 minutes to bake each tray

Yield

46 – 2 1/2 inch cookies

Directions

  1. With an electric mixer, beat butter on high for 3 minutes or until very soft and light in color.
  2. Add Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater) and sugar. Mix on low speed until combined. Turn mixer to high and beat a full 5 minutes or more, until almost white colored and fluffy. Mix in vanilla.
  3. Gently stir flour into mixture until just combined.
  4. Spoon 1/2 of dough onto a 15" long piece of wax paper. With hands, press dough out to a 1/4" thickness. Top with wax paper. Lightly smooth top with rolling pin. Keeping wax paper in place, lay dough on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining half of dough and chill for one hour to firm.
  5. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment or foil.
  6. Work with one piece of dough at a time, keeping other half refrigerated. Cut out shapes and place on cookie sheets 2 inches apart, dipping cutters in flour if sticking. Repeat until all dough is used. Keep unbaked cookies refrigerated until ready to bake.
  7. Bake plain or brush tops with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until cookies are firm and bottoms are very light golden. Cool on wire racks.

Odense Marzipan

Nutrition Facts
SERVING SIZE: 2 tbsp (39g)
SERVINGS: 5


Amount Per Serving
Calories: 170
Calories from Fat: 54


 %Daily Value*
Total Fat: 6g8%
   Saturated Fat .4g2%
   Trans Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 1mg0%
Total Carbohydrates 27g10%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Sugars 21g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A0%
Vitamin C0%
Calcium3%
Iron4%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

NON GMO | GLUTEN FREE
MSG FREE | TRANS FAT FREE

Ingredients: sugar, almonds (28%), glucose syrup (From wheat), water.
Allergens: contains tree nuts (almonds), wheat* *Odense Marzipan contains less than 20 parts of gluten per million (ppm). Pursuant to FDA regulations, products containing less than 20 ppm of gluten are gluten free.

AFTER OPENING:
Wrap tightly in plastic and then seal in plastic bag. Refrigerate up to two weeks or freeze up to three months.

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Odense Almond Paste

Nutrition Facts
SERVING SIZE: 2 tbsp (39g)
SERVINGS: 5


Amount Per Serving
Calories: 180
Calories from Fat: 81


 %Daily Value*
Total Fat: 9g12%
   Saturated Fat 1g5%
   Trans Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 1mg0%
Total Carbohydrates 21g8%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Sugars 16g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A0%
Vitamin C0%
Calcium4%
Iron5%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

NON GMO | GLUTEN FREE
MSG FREE | TRANS FAT FREE

Ingredients: almonds (45%), sugar, glucose syrup (From wheat), water.
Allergens: contains tree nuts (almonds), wheat* *Odense Almond Paste contains less than 20 parts of gluten per million (ppm). Pursuant to FDA regulations, products containing less than 20 ppm of gluten are gluten free.

AFTER OPENING:
Wrap tightly in plastic and then seal in plastic bag. Refrigerate up to two weeks or freeze up to three months.

PRODUCT OF DENMARK
121817