Holiday baking season is underway, and we’re excited to share 12 of our favourite submissions from our annual Cityline Holiday Cookie Swap to add to your repertoire! Take a look at one of our top recipes: Gloria S. from Calgary, Alberta’s Almond crunch cookies!

Happy holidays, and happy baking!

Almond crunch cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 2 cups sliced almonds

Method:

Heat oven to 350F. In large bowl, blend sugar, powdered sugar, margarine and oil until well mixed. Add almond extract, vanilla and eggs; mix well. Gradually blend in all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar at low speed. Stir in almonds.

Shape large tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. With fork dipped in sugar, flatten in crisscross pattern.

Bake at 350F for 12 – 18 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. Cool cookies 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies. Enjoy!

Submitted by Gloria S.
Calgary, AB