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String o' Lights Almond Wafers

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Updated Jan 7, 2011
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Get creative with these decorative almond cookies – the perfect holiday dessert.

String o' Lights Almond Wafers

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped slivered almonds
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/3 cup chocolate creamy ready-to-spread frosting (from 1-lb can)
  • Assorted decorating gel or icing
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In small bowl, beat flour, almonds, sugar, butter and almond extract with electric mixer on low speed until dough clings together, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide dough in half; shape each half into rectangle. Wrap dough with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 375°F. Work with 1 rectangle of dough at a time; keep remaining dough refrigerated. On floured work surface, roll dough with rolling pin to 1/4-inch thickness. With fluted pastry cutter or pizza cutter, cut into 4x1-inch rectangles; place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 9 to 13 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In small resealable food-storage plastic bag, place frosting; seal bag. Cut small hole in one bottom corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe frosting across cookies in wavy line to resemble wire. With decorating gel, place about 5 (1/4-inch) dots along wire for light bulbs.

Nutrition

110 Calories
8g Total Fat
1g Protein
9g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
110
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
40mg
2%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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