Spiced Almond Sticks

Name: Spiced Almond Sticks
Ingredients: 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 12 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 14 cups granulated sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 34 cups flour; 12 teaspoon salt; 12 cup finely ground almonds; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 12 teaspoon ground allspice; 12 teaspoon ground ginger; 14 teaspoon ground cloves

12 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 12 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 14 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 34 cups flour
12 teaspoon salt
12 cup finely ground almonds
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
12 teaspoon ground allspice
12 teaspoon ground ginger
14 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350.
2

Grease a sheet pan well and set aside.
3

Place the cream cheese, butter, and granulated sugar in the bowl of a mixer and beat on high speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl often, until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4

With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs and beat well.
5

Add the almond extract, flour, spices, and salt, and mix on low speed until all of the ingredients are incorporated.
6

Increase the speed to medium and mix just until the dough is smooth.
7

Place the dough in a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip (make sure it is wide enough that the almonds won't get stuck in the tip).
8

On the prepared pan, pipe the dough into 3-4 inch sticks.
9

Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.
10

Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes on the pan, then transfer to a rack or paper towels and let cool completely.
11

Dust with powdered sugar if desired.