Sand Dollar Cookies

These cute sand dollar cookies are ideal for a nautical-themed party! They'll transport your taste buds to the seashore with a buttery almond-vanilla base and a touch of graham cracker and almond decoration.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup finely crushed graham crackers
• 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds
• Powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions:

Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl with a whisk

In a different bowl, beat the sugar and butter together until they are light and fluffy

Add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract and beat until everything is well mixed

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix them together until they are just combined

Cut the dough in half and roll out each half into a disc

Cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for at least an hour

Warm the oven up to 350F 175C and put parchment paper on baking sheets

Spread out one disc of dough on a floured surface until it's about 1/4 inch thick

Cut out shapes with a sand dollar cookie cutter and place them on the baking sheets that have been cleared

In a small bowl, mix the crushed graham crackers and chopped almonds together

To make a sand dollar shape, press a small amount of the graham cracker and almond mixture into the middle of each cookie

After the oven is hot, bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden

Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way

After the cookies have cooled, sprinkle them with powdered sugar to make the sand dollar design stand out

Use the other disc of dough to do the same steps of rolling, cutting, and decorating

These sand dollar cookies have a nautical theme

Serve and enjoy!