sand dollar cookies

Sweet cinnamon sugar cookies topped with sliced almonds to make adorable little beach sand dollars! These summery cookies only require about 30 minutes from start to finish, and there's no cookie dough chilling required.

Summer Cookies Recipe: Sand Dollar Cookies

(375 grams) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)

cream of tartar*

baking soda

cinnamon

salt

(226 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

sugar

egg egg

vanilla extract

(70 grams) granulated sugar

ground cinnamon

(45 grams) sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line large cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats (always recommended for cookies). Set aside.

Make the cookies: 

Whisk the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium bowl.

In a large bowl using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and granulated sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium-high speed until combined. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. With the mixer running on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 different parts. The dough will be thick.

Roll cookie dough into balls, about 1 heaping Tablespoon (30-35g) of cookie dough each. I recommend this cookie scoop.

For the topping

Mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Roll the dough balls in cinnamon-sugar topping. Arrange cookie dough balls 3 inches apart on the baking sheets. Gently press 5 sliced almonds onto the tops of each dough ball, as pictured above. The almonds may not stick because of the cinnamon sugar, so stick the pointy ends into the cookie dough balls to help them adhere. Again, see the photo above if you need a visual. 

Bake cookies for 11-12 minutes, or until the edges appear set. The cookies will be very puffy and soft.

Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Cookies slightly deflate as they cool.

Cover leftover cookies tightly and store at room temperature for up to 1 week.

Like your other zillions of followers, it's always wonderful to receive your newsletters displaying luscious and creative deliciousness. However, I found this summer cookie email especially wonderful as it reminded me of days of long, lazy summer days swimming and playing with friends. I plan on making several of these cookies for my grandkids so they too will have the sweet memories of summertime.  Thank you!

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