Almond Cookies


Amy's Almond Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Crisco
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Almond Extract
- 2 cups Flour
- Pinch of Salt
- ¼ tsp Cream of Tartar
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
Instructions
- Cream Crisco and sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg and extract, and beat well.
- Sift dry ingredients and add to the cream mixture.
- Shape into ½ inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 375° oven for 12-15 minutes.
- Take out of the oven and place warm cookies on cookie rack.
Nutrition


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Robin says
I just made your almond cookies and you’re right, super easy and so delicious! They are perfect with a cup of tea! Thank you for sharing!
happyhappynester says
Hi Robin,
Well, looks like you just made all my favorite cookies! You’re so sweet to leave a comment! If you have a moment, it would be great if you rated the cookies too!
Lora Sharpe says
Hello, I love you recipes and would like to print them so they are easier to use in my kitchen, but I don’t see a way to print them. Am I missing something? Thank you!
happyhappynester says
Hi Lora,
You are so right, and this recipe isn’t placed in my recipe plugin. I need to do that one of these days. Thanks for letting me know since this is a super popular post. I’ll put it on my list of things to do!
Thanks again,
Janine
Susan says
So good, one of our favorites!
happyhappynester says
Susan,
I’m so glad it’s one of your favorites. Just looking at my photos makes me crave a cookie!
Jana Wong says
Finally found the perfect almond cookie recipe! I love the light and airy texture the shortening yeilds. Most of the recipes I found called for butter (delicious) but not that light crisp texture I was craving. Your mom’s recipe has now become a part of my own family’s recipes. Thank you so much for sharing these. We will be making these again and again.
happyhappynester says
Hi Jana,
I’m so happy you found me! My mom’s recipe is so yummy, and I love that it comes out perfect every time.
I’m super happy that it is now a part of your family as well!
Thanks for taking the time and sharing your lovely comment!
Sharpe Lora says
This is a delightfully delicious almond cookie and very easy to make. My family loves the recipe as is, with one friend asking for more almond flavor. I liked them as they are also, so I will leave more almond flavor for her to try in her kitchen. This recipe will be made often in my home. I have also frozen the dough in small covered silicone ice cube trays that have 15 cavities. When you want fresh baked cookies in a hurry, simply pop them out of the freezer and onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Let them sit for 20-30 minutes to soften and pop them in the oven. I found that cookies formed with a #50 or #60 Zeroll disher take about 10-11 minutes to bake (a little shorter than the recipe states). If you like almond cookies, you won’t be disappointed! Thank you for a great recipe!
happyhappynester says
Lora,
Oh my goodness, thanks so much for the lovely comment! These Almond Cookies are one of our favorites too. I love that you freeze the dough in an ice cube tray. I’ll have to try that and update the recipe. That’s excellent information. I’m sure future readers will love your findings. Keep baking, and have a Happy Day!
Mary says
These are delicious!! One of my mom’s friends used to make almond refrigerator cookies and yours are as close as I’ve been able to find to her recipe. Yours have the great almond taste but are much lighter than hers. I like yours better! I substituted butter for shortening, and everything else the same except I rolled the balls in red or green colored sugar for Christmas. My new favorite recipe!! Thanks so much for sharing!
happyhappynester says
Oh wow, how did the butter work out? I wish the recipe didn’t have Crisco, but I never thought to change it! I’m so glad you found my mom’s recipe! Thanks so much for the great rating! I love that you wrote me a message!
Valerie Bourdain says
It’s a winner! So delicious. Addictive. It’s now in my top five favorite cookie recipe list!
happyhappynester says
Hi Valerie,
I’m so glad you like my mom’s cookie! It is VERY addicting.