Streusel-Topped Cookies
Ingredients
At a glance
Rolled and cutout cookies
Makes
46 cookies
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- , sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup blanched, ground almonds
- Streusel:
- 1/3 cup (5 1/2 tablespoons) butter or margarine, at room temperature
- , cut into chunks
- 1 scant cup all-purpose flour
- , sifted
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Candied pineapple pieces or candied cherries cut in half
Steps
Cream butter on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes. Add
sugar and vanilla, and beat until combined. Stir in sifted flour,
baking powder, and salt. Completely mix ingredients together.
Blend in almonds. Dough will be crumbly.
Gather dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Refrigerate for 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease or spray cookie sheets.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured board or pastry cloth to 1/4-inch thickness. Use a 2-inch cookie cutter to cut dough into circles. Set the circles on the cookie sheets.
To prepare streusel: Cream butter on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients except fruit. The mixture will be crumbly. Spread streusel evenly over the cookies. Set a piece of pineapple or a cherry half in the center of each cookie.
Bake in the center of the oven for 12 minutes or until the cookies are a light golden color. The cookies brown quickly, so watch carefully. Let cookies sit on cookie sheets for 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool.
Gather dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Refrigerate for 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease or spray cookie sheets.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured board or pastry cloth to 1/4-inch thickness. Use a 2-inch cookie cutter to cut dough into circles. Set the circles on the cookie sheets.
To prepare streusel: Cream butter on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients except fruit. The mixture will be crumbly. Spread streusel evenly over the cookies. Set a piece of pineapple or a cherry half in the center of each cookie.
Bake in the center of the oven for 12 minutes or until the cookies are a light golden color. The cookies brown quickly, so watch carefully. Let cookies sit on cookie sheets for 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool.
Additional tips
Store: In an airtight container
Freeze: Yes
Mail: Yes
Freeze: Yes
Mail: Yes
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