Almond, sugar, coconut, and pastels, how can you not want to make these? Pastels scream spring so when my friend & I decided to plan a spring brunch I thought these were perfect. I’m not a very experienced baker, and I found these cookies very easy to make. The almond extract instead of vanilla REALLY makes them delicious.
What you’ll need:
- 1 cup butter (softened is best)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (for all of you healthy bakers, do not switch for whole wheat flour if you want the pastels to pop against the white cookies)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- sugar (pastel sprinkles are not easy to come by, I found them at Target during Easter)
- coconut flakes (if you want to switch it up)
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. With a blender, combine the sugar and butter.
3. Then blend in the almond extract, flour, backing powder, and salt.
4. Round the dough into about 1 inch balls.
5. Roll in colored sugar, if desired, roll some in coconut flakes. (hint: you may have to physically push the flakes in to get them to stay)
6. I pushed each dough ball with the bottom of a glass to give it the shape.
7. Put in the oven for about 7-8 minutes. Let cool before taking out.
8. Enjoy!
Inspiration by: Tastes of Lizzy T
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