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Almond Shortbread Owls

Almond Shortbread Owls

Name: Almond Shortbread Owls
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Almonds 1 ½ cup; All-purpose flour 2 cups; Lemon zest; Sea salt ½ tsp; Butter 1 cup; Confectioners' sugar 1 cup; Almond extract ¾ tsp; Chocolate chips ¼ cup; Almonds ¼ cup; Sunflower seeds 2 tbsp

super cute Fall treats

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1h 35m
Serves 16
Medium
350 °F
(3)

Ingredients

	1 ½ cup Almonds sliced
	2 cups All-purpose flour
	Lemon zest of one lemon
	½ tsp Sea salt fine
	1 cup Butter unsalted
	1 cup Confectioners' sugar
	¾ tsp Almond extract
	¼ cup Chocolate chips
	¼ cup Almonds whole
	2 tbsp Sunflower seeds shelled

Nutritional information

273

calories

18,6g

fat

4,5g

protein

23,6g

carbohydrates

31mg

cholesterol

143mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

1 ½ cup Almonds
sliced
2 cups All-purpose flour
Lemon zest
of one lemon
½ tsp Sea salt
fine
1 cup Butter
unsalted
1 cup Confectioners' sugar
¾ tsp Almond extract
¼ cup Chocolate chips
¼ cup Almonds
whole
2 tbsp Sunflower seeds
shelled

Almond Shortbread Owls

Almond Shortbread Owls are super cute Fall treats. I love to make these owl cookies when my kids friends come for a playdate. I serve them up with glasses of milk and they always go down a treat. What is it about owls that everyone loves I wonder? They’re just the cutest!

These cookies are very easy to make. Start by making a shortbread cookie. The main thing when it comes to this recipe is the decoration. I use leftover shortbread to make dough eyes for the owls. I insert a chocolate chip into each one to make them look like eyes. I use a whole almond for the owl beaks, sunflower seeds for the toes and 3 sliced almonds for each wing.

To make Almond Shortbread Owls, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how do you make Almond Shortbread Owls?

Steps to make Almond Shortbread Owls

1	Grind almonds to meal	2
Grind ¾ cups sliced almonds into a fine meal in a food processor.
2	Mix ground almonds, flour, zest, and salt	2
Mix ground almonds, flour, zest, and salt in a large bowl and set to one side.
3	Beat sugar, butter and almond	2
Beat the butter, sugar, and almond extract in a large bowl using an electric mixer.
4	Add flour mixture and mix dough	1h
Add the flour mixture and stir well until fully combined. Divide the dough in two and press each piece into a flat ½ inch thick disc and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Place the disc in the refrigerator for an hour until firm.
5	Heat the oven and prepare baking sheets	5
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line some cookie sheets with parchment paper.
6	Cut circular cookies from the dough	4
Using a 2 ½ inch round cookie cutter, cut out circular cookies. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Using leftover bits of dough, make small round eyeballs of dough.
7	Decorate the cookies	5
Gently press two balls onto the surface of each cookie. Place a whole almond between the eyes to make a beak. Place a chocolate chip on each eyeball to make a pupil. Using sunflower seeds, make some owl toes. Place 3 sliced almonds overlapped on the side of each cookie for wings.
8	Bake	15
Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes until the edges are lightly golden.
9	Cool	5
Allow the cookies to cool on a baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
10	Serve
Serve with coffee or a glass of milk.

These Almond Shortbread Owls are so cute - you will want to make them all the time! Try them out soon and don’t forget to come back to leave a review! Remember to tag #CookMeRecipes in your social pics.

Jelena Mardere

Jelena is an interior designer and young mom! As a busy working mom, her time is precious so she’s always looking for a quick and efficient way to get things done. Jelena is very creative, but has a strong practical side. She loves trying new things and travels a lot, especially around Europe. The kitchen is Jelena’s safe space, where she can let her creative side out and dedicate herself to her favorite hobby - cooking!