A rich creamy frosting nestles between two melt-in-your-mouth cookies for a sandwich cookie favorite.
Almond Buttercream Sandwich Cookies
- Prep Time 1 hr 10 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 42
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- Butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
- 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup coarse white decorator sugar or granulated sugar
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 4 teaspoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 tablespoons Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Make cookie dough by blending cookie mix, butter and egg as called for on package, flour and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract until soft dough forms.
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Step2Roll dough into about 84 (1/2-inch) balls. Roll each ball in white decorator sugar. Place balls 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Cool; place cookies on cooling racks.
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Step3Beat powdered sugar, butter, milk and almond extract on low speed until smooth and creamy. Spread about 1 teaspoon filling on 1 cookie. Top with second cookie; press together gently. Immediately roll edge of cookie in sprinkles. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
120
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
18g
Total Carbohydrate
14g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 18g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 14g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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