Soft Almond Croissant Cookies: Bakery-Style Frangipane Cookies
- Total Time1 hour 7 minutes
- Yield12 large cookies 1x
- DietVegetarian
These almond croissant cookies are bakery-style delights filled with soft almond frangipane, topped with sliced almonds, and dusted with powdered sugar. Like a cozy croissant in cookie form perfect for brunch, gifting, or snacking with coffee.
Ingredients
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Frangipane Filling:
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 cups (192g) super-fine almond flour
- ¾ cup (175g) granulated sugar
- 3 Tbsp (42g) salted butter, very soft
- 1 Tbsp (12ml) gold rum (or omit)
- ½ tsp almond extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Cookie Dough:
- 1 cup (227g) salted butter, very soft
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp (220g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (50g) powdered sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 cups (260g) cake flour
- 1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp salt
Topping:
- ⅓ cup sliced almonds
- 3 Tbsp powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Make the filling: In a bowl, beat the egg and mix in almond flour, sugar, butter, rum, almond extract, and salt until thick. Chill.
- Cream the butter and sugars: In a large bowl, mix soft butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar until light.
- Add egg and almond extract: Stir until combined.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix dough: Fold dry ingredients into wet in two additions until no dry spots remain.
- Portion: Scoop dough into 2.8 oz balls. Scoop filling into 1.1 oz balls.
- Assemble: Flatten dough, add filling, seal and shape into a ball. Top each with extra filling and sliced almonds.
- Chill: Chill assembled cookies for 45 minutes.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F for 18–24 minutes, rotating halfway through.
- Cool and dust: Let cool on pan. Dust with powdered sugar once fully cooled.
Notes
- Cookies are best with very soft butter for both dough and filling.
- Bake closer to 24 minutes for a crisp edge and golden color.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- To freeze unbaked: freeze on a tray, then transfer to a bag. Bake from frozen with 1–2 extra minutes.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 370 kcal
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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