Nutty Footballs
Nutty Footballs
YIELD Makes 2 dozen cookies
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INGREDIENTS
| 1 | cup (2 sticks) butter, softened |
| 1/2 | cup sugar |
| 1 | egg |
| 1/2 | teaspoon vanilla |
| 2 | cups all-purpose flour |
| 1/4 | cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 1 | cup finely chopped almonds |
| Prepared colored decorating icings (optional) | |
| Prepared white decorating icing | |
PREPARATION:
- Beat butter and sugar in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; mix until well blended. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Add almonds; beat until well blended. Shape dough into disc. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Roll out dough on floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough with 2-1/2- to 3-inch football-shaped cookie cutter.* Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
*To make football shapes without a cookie cutter, shape 3 tablespoonfuls of dough into ovals. Place 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Flatten ovals to 1/4-inch thickness; taper ends. Bake as directed.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool on cookie sheets 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Decorate with colored icings, if desired. Pipe white icing onto footballs to make laces.
This recipe appears in:
Fall
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