Almond Icing Recipes

Steps:

• Cream together the shortening and the butter, add the almond extract and beat until fluffy.
• Beat in the confectioner's sugar, one cup at a time.
• Add the milk alternately with the confectioner's sugar, one tbs at a time until the icing reaches the desired consistency.
• Color and decorate as you like!

Steps:

• Make the cookies: Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in the egg, then beat in the vanilla and almond extracts. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture and beat until combined. Cover and chill 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop 1-inch mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 1/2 inches apart; flatten the mounds with your fingers. Bake until the cookies are golden around the edges, about 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
• Make the frosting: Beat the butter, almond and vanilla extracts, and salt in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a small star tip. Pipe the frosting onto the cooled cookies and top with nonpareils or Jordan almonds.

Steps:

• Combine sugar, egg yolks, eggs, almond paste and salt in medium size saucepan.
• Beat with electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
• Beat in cream and vanilkla until blended.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 6 min.
• until mixture just starts simmering Strain into large bowl.
• Refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours or until chill.
• Beat in butter with electric mixer until fluffy (Icing can be made up to 1 week in advance,cover in airtight container and store in refrigerator).
• Let stand at room temperature until good spreading consistency.

Steps:

• I recommend using a stand mixer, if you have one, if you would also like to achieve the super light frosting feel. Even if you don't have one, you can still get that lightness, it will just involve you standing there with your hand mixer for a lot longer than you might want to stand there. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until it's a smooth consistency. Add in the powdered sugar, salt, and both extracts. Mix these well. Start adding in the milk a little at a time, especially if it becomes too difficult to mix the original mixture. Keep adding milk and beating the mixture until you reach your desired consistency. After you've added all the ingredients, add food coloring, if desired.