Almond Cookies Rolled in Emerald Sugar

I shared two biscotti recipes earlier this week:  Chocolate Almond Pomegranate Biscotti and Almond Biscotti.  As the only non-coffee drinker in the family, I prefer a soft chewy cookie to a hard crispy biscotti.  I decided I like biscotti best after the first baking...but then it isn't really biscotti. It's a cookie.

Almond Cookie Recipe:

1 stick of butter

1 1/2 cups of sugar

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

In a separate bowl, combine:

2 1/2 cups of flour

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1/4 teaspoon of salt

Combine ingredients. The cookie dough smells soooooooooo good.

I rolled the balls of dough in emerald crystal sugar before baking 350F for 10-11 minutes (oven times may vary).

Oh wow.  These cookies are soft and buttery with a nice punch of almond.

I forget about these cookies until I make biscotti.

Enjoy with or instead of biscotti...and with or without coffee.