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Italian Butter Cookies

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PREP TIME
20 min
COOKING TIME
20 min
TOTAL TIME
45 min
SERVINGS
48 servings
Dessert U.S.
Italian Butter Cookies
Ingredients
  • 2 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 4 ounces almond paste
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
1
First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), ensuring it reaches the desired temperature for baking.
2
Next, in a medium-sized bowl, combine two types of flour - cake flour and all-purpose flour - along with baking powder and salt. Mix these dry ingredients well.
3
Then, in a large bowl, use an electric mixer on medium speed to cream together butter, sugar, and shortening until they form a light and fluffy mixture. Add almond paste to this mixture and blend it thoroughly.
4
After that, incorporate eggs, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and almond extract into the mixture. Gradually reduce the speed of your mixer to low and slowly add the flour mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl as you go.
5
Once the ingredients are well combined, switch your mixer back to medium speed and mix for about 30 seconds, ensuring everything is evenly combined.
6
Now, prepare a pastry bag by fitting it with a French star tip or an open star tip. Fill the pastry bag with the prepared batter.
7
Then, pipe the batter evenly onto an ungreased cookie sheet, leaving about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of space between each cookie. This allows them to expand slightly during baking.
8
Finally, bake the cookies in batches if necessary, until their bottom edges are lightly browned. Remove them from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.