Meltaway Cookies

Meltaway cookies is a simple cookie recipe that delivers a soft and buttery cookie, the vanilla and almond extract gives them fabulous flavor. Topped off with a sweet icing.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cookies, meltaway cookies

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings Cookies

Calories 165kcal

Author Wendie

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup powdered sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Cookie Icing

1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter softened
2-4 tablespoons milk
Sprinkles optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, egg yolks, vanilla, and almond extract together
Add powdered sugar, flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda. Beat well. The dough will appear to be crumbly. Work it with your hands until it forms a ball.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place them on the baking sheet.
Flatten each ball with your fingers or a flat glass cup. Lightly flour the bottom of the cup if it
sticks.
Bake for 10 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly brown. Allow cooling.
To prepare the frosting, beat powdered sugar, butter, and milk together. If it is too
thick, add a little milk. If it is too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar
When cookies are cool, frost, add sprinkles, and enjoy!

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Notes

The dough will be crumbly. But will come together when you work it with your hands, and form it into balls.

Don't press the cookies too flat.

If you like a lot of frosting, you may want to double the frosting recipe.

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