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Almond Shortbread Cookies
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Almond Shortbread Cookies

8 ingredients 25 min + 20 min 3 -1/2 dozen cookies openrecipes
Almond Shortbread Cookies

"These simple, but heavenly, almond butter cookies are traditional Puerto Rican Christmas cookies -- they are as common and popular as chocolate chip cookies are in the States. They make wonderful Christmas gifts that everyone will enjoy!"

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

844
Calories
15g
Protein
28g
Fat
132g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Nutmeg, Ground
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Almond Extract
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 5 maraschino cherries, each cut into 8 pieces

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