Recipes: Chocolate Almond Cookies

• Prep Time:15 minutes
• Cook Time:15-20 minutes
• Serves:48

 

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almond, chocolate, cookie, holiday,

Bittersweet chocolate delivers a deep and indulgent chocolate flavor to these luscious Chocolate Almond cookies. They make a wonderful holiday gift, too.

Why Try? The better the chocolate, the better the cookie. We used bittersweet chocolate to make these Chocolate Almond cookies.

 

Foodie Byte

You must roll chocolate almond cookie dough balls in the palms of your hand; a bit messy but well worth the effort.

Ingredients

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup blanched almonds, toasted

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350ºF.
In a double boiler melt chocolate. Let cool slightly.
In a food processor, pulse almonds until finely chopped. Combine almonds in a bowl with flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix in chocolate and add almond flour mixture. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar to coat, then in confectioners' sugar. Arrange on parchment lined baking sheets.
Bake 15-20 minutes or until surface cracks and let cool.

Nutritional Information

Calories 93, Carbohydrates 11g, Cholesterol 13mg, Fat 5g, Fat Calories 45, Fiber 0.33g, Protein 1g, Saturated Fat 3g, Sodium 40mg. Daily Values: Calcium 18.54mg 2%, Phos 22.92mg 2%, Copper 0.04mg 2%, Zinc 0.13mg 1%, Panto 0.06mg 1%, Biotin 2.36mcg 787%, Iodine 1.1mcg 1%, Magnesium 9.13mg 2%, Iron 0.24mg 1%, Vitamin B6 1%, Vitamin B12 0%, Vitamin D 1%, Vit E-a-Toco 3%, Vitamin A 1%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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