Almond cookies
2012-09-12- Prep Time : 40m
- Cook Time : 15m
- Ready In : 55m
Want to know something new? I’ve got a really easy recipe to create some wonderful almond cookies ! I was looking for an easy recipe to prepare something I could give as a gift to a friend of mine, and I came across the classic four fourth cake recipe, that consist in equal parts of each ingredients: weight 4 eggs and add the same weight of butter, flour and sugar and some baking powder. You will get a soft and tasty cake.
Then I thought that I could apply the same concept to a cookie recipe and, since I truly love almonds, I’ve tried this one, it came out a wonderful idea and, most of all, it’s really easy you can prepare those cookies with your kids and let them choose their favorite shape and decorations.
Ingredients
- 130gr of grounded almond
- 130gr muscovado sugar (you can substitute with caster sugar)
- 130gr of regular flour
- 130gr butter
- chocolate chips, dried apricots, almonds or any dried fruit you like
Method
Step 1
Put all the ingredients in a food processor and turn it on. Let it mix until it gathers and turn into a ball. Put the dough on the cutting board and knead for 30 seconds to make it silky. Cover your hands with flour because the dough is very greasy.
Step 2
Flatten the dough with a rolling pin and cut it into equal shape pieces. You can also cut it with your favorite cookie cutters. Just use your fantasy! I made little balls and then I flattened them with a fork to give them this striped shape on top. I've put dried apricots, chocolate chips and almonds on top to create a funny decoration. To make them stick to each cookie I've pushed them a little with my finger.
Step 3
Put in the fridge for 30/40 minutes and then put in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15/20 minutes. Let the cookies cool down completely to fully enjoy their unique texture.
SUGGESTIONS
You can wrap these cookies in a nice box and use them as a wonderful home made Christmas gift, what do you think?
posted by Joan Cortolillo on 7 Febbraio 2013
What is the recipe for the Almond Cookies? It isn’t showing.
Thank you!
posted by Elisa on 19 Marzo 2013
Now it’s ok, Thank you for asking! I didn’t notice it wasn’t showing