Almond Shortbread Cookies 4 Ways

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Almond shortbread cookies taste amazing on their own but can be decorated with lots of different toppings and flavors for a fun and festive cookie that everyone in the family will love!

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Start by mixing the dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together and then add the other ingredients.

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Add the dry ingredients to the rest of the mixture and combine until a soft dough forms.

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Press the dough together and then cut into two pieces. Wrap and chill for about 30 minutes.

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Once chilled, roll out the dough and cut out cookies. Gently peel away the surrounding dough and transfer cookies to a baking sheet.

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Bake the cookies for about 8-11 minutes or until the edges start to turn a golden brown.

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For the chai spice cookies, coat the unbaked cookie in the chai spice mixture. You can bake the cookies for the same amount of time as the uncoated cookies.

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Baked chai spice cookies will look like this! You can also spread jam between two cookies for a delicious sandwich cookie. We used apricot for these!

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With melted chocolate and crushed peppermints, you can make these two cookies as well!

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