Time 27m Yield 40 cookies Number Of Ingredients 7 Steps:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixer bowl, cream lightly the butter and sugar until really fluffy and pale, about three minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined. At low speed add the combined dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Do not overmix. Place into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, pipe onto prepared parchment lined cookie sheets, spacing two inches apart. If dough is too thick to pipe, pour in a few tablespoons of milk. If you make wreath or stars, you can add a cherry as decoration now before baking. Or you could just roll into small bals and flatten with a fork if desired. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes just until the bottoms and edges begin to turn golden brown. Remove from pans by sliding thw whole piece of parchment onto a large wire rack, and cool completely. Dip fingers or one side of each into melted chocolate and sprinkles if desired. Sandwich with raspberry jam also if desired, dip in melted white chocolate and crushed almonds. Leave plain also. Store in an airtight container.
Time 45m Yield 48 Number Of Ingredients 12 Steps:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Combine butter, sugar, and shortening in a large bowl; cream with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Mix in almond paste until thoroughly combined. Add eggs, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and almond extract. Reduce the mixing speed to low and slowly add dry ingredients. Scrape down the bowl once all dry ingredients are added, then mix on medium speed until evenly combined, about 30 seconds. Fit a large pastry bag with an 864 or 4S tip and fill bag with batter. Pipe evenly sized cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart, giving cookies space to puff slightly during baking. Bake in the preheated oven, in batches if necessary, until bottom edges are slightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Time 55m Yield 48 Number Of Ingredients 9 Steps:
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet. Beat together the butter and 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and mix into the butter mixture until just incorporated. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on the prepared baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart. Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 10 minutes. Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack. Spread the 1/4 cup confectioners sugar on a plate; roll the cooled cookies in the confectioners’ sugar to coat.
Time 45m Yield about 11 dozen. Number Of Ingredients 13 Steps:
Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar 2-3 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually add almond paste; mix well. Gradually add flour, butter, salt and extract., Divide batter into thirds. Tint one portion red and one portion green; leave remaining portion plain. Spread one portion into each of three well-greased 11x7-in. baking dishes., Bake 7-11 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and edges begins to brown. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Place red layer on waxed paper; spread with 2 tablespoons jam. Top with plain layer and remaining jam. Add green layer; press down gently. , For glaze, in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Spread half over green layer. Refrigerate 20 minutes or until set. Turn over; spread remaining glaze over red layer. Refrigerate 20 minutes or until set. , With a sharp knife, trim edges. Cut rectangle lengthwise into fourths. Cut each portion into 1/4-in. slices.
