Almond Cookies Dipped in Chocolate
Description
Thin buttery cookies that are filled with goodness of almonds are always a favorite at our teas.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter/227g./ 8 oz.
- 11/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 11/2 cups ground almonds
- A drop of vanilla extract
For the chocolate dip:
- 150 g. /5 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
Instructions
- In a bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, the vanilla and ground almonds.
- Gently fold in the flour and mix with a spatula till it gets all combined. The dough will be sticky, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into two equal parts. Place one of the dough in plastic bag and roll with a rolling pin to a thickness of 11/3 cm/ ½ inch.
- Tear off the plastic bag and cut the dough with a round cutter.
- Transfer the cookies on parchment lined cookie sheet, leaving 2.5cm / 1 inch of space in between.
- Bake until the cookies turn pale golden. Set aside to cool down. Repeat with the second dough.
- Melt the chocolate chips and shortening in a double boiler or a microwave, stir until smooth.
- Dip half of each cookie in the melted chocolate and place onto a parchment lined tray. Refrigerate to help the chocolate cool quickly.
- When set remove from the fridge and serve.
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