Easy Almond shortbread cookies (Mantecaditos de almendra).

You can cook Easy Almond shortbread cookies (Mantecaditos de almendra) using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Easy Almond shortbread cookies (Mantecaditos de almendra)

1. You need 2 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
2. You need 1/2 cup of sugar.
3. You need 1/2 cup of crisco shortening.
4. It's 1/2 cup of unsalted butter.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of almond extract.
6. Prepare of nonpareil sprinkles.

Easy Almond shortbread cookies (Mantecaditos de almendra) step by step

1. Preheat oven to 375..
2. Mix the crisco shortening, butter, sugar and almond extract..
3. Then add the flour a little at a time. Keep mixing until a firm dough is form..
4. Take the dough, form small balls..
5. Place the small balls on an ungreased cookie sheet and press the center with your thumb to make a small dent. Place nonpareil sprinkles in the center of the cookie..
6. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown..