Almondettes

Name: Almondettes
Ingredients: 1 cup butter - softened; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 6 eggs; 4 cups flour; 2 tsps baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 4 tsps pure almond extract; 1 cup chopped walnuts or almonds; FROSTING; 1/2 stick butter - softened; 1 lb 10x sugar (1 box); 1/2 - 1 tsp almond extract; milk

13 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter - softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
6 eggs
4 cups flour
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 tsps pure almond extract
1 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
FROSTING
1/2 stick butter - softened
1 lb 10x sugar (1 box)
1/2 - 1 tsp almond extract
milk

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3

Add eggs one at a time. Mixing well after each.
4

Mix dry ingredients together. Gradually add dry ingredients and extracts. Mixing well.
5

Add chopped nuts. Mix well.
6

Form small loaves on greased cookies sheets. Do not make the loaves too wide or high. They will spread as they bake.
7

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Until golden brown on bottom and cake tester comes out clean.
8

Place on rack to cool.
9

FROSTING
10

Mix all ingredients together. Adding about 3 tablespoons of milk at a time until frosting is spreadable and not runny. Frost cooled loaves and sprinkle with red and green sprinkles or colored sugar. Chocolate sprinkles are good too.