Almond Cookies

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 30

Servings: 25 pieces

Calories: 118kcal

Almond cookies are almost marzipan cookies because they contain the minimum amount of flour and the maximum amount of ground almonds, additionally soaked in almond extract. And it's all dripping in dark chocolate.

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Ingredients

12 1/2 oz butter
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups ground almonds
3/4 cup sugar powder
pich of salt
4 tsp Almond extract
2 oz dark chocolate for decoration
1 tsp baking powder

Instructions

Put the butter cut into pieces in a bowl, add flour and knead it by hand or mixer.
Then add the eggs and grate the whole time. Finally, add the ground almonds, baking powder, and salt.
Knead to join, the dough can stick, and it's ok.
We add almond extract (quite a lot, but the taste of the biscuits is a bit like marzipan).
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C / 360 degrees F / Gas mark 5.
Put a spoonful of cookies on a baking tray lined with baking paper. They will have an irregular shape, and that is beautiful about them.
Put the cakes in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes. You have to check because it blushes quickly.
When the biscuits have cooled down, prepare the chocolate for decoration.
Turn the cakes upside down to spread the chocolate under them cakes.
We can do this in several ways.
Use a spoon and pour it into thin streams.
We can do this by using a confectionery sleeve with a thin writing tip.
You can do this by using a bag and cutting off one corner to make a hole of about 2mm.

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