Double Almond Cookies Recipes

KATHLEEN KING'S DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the butter and sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and mix together. Add the flour mixture and continue mixing until just combined.
• Add the chocolates and almonds and mix until combined. Using two tablespoons or a small ice cream scoop, drop the dough two inches apart on sheet pans lined with parchment. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Cool the cookies on the cookie sheets. The cookies should be very soft when they are removed from the oven. They will firm up as they cool.

DOUBLE ALMOND DELIGHTS ( COOKIES )

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift together flour,soda, and cream of tartar, set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together both sugars,shortening, and margarine mixing well.
• Add egg and extract,mix well.
• Then add flour to creamed mixture a little at a time until well blended.
• Stir in almonds.
• Take 1 Tablespoon of cookie dough and shape into balls, placing on cookie sheets.
• Flatten each slightly with the bottom of a sugar coated glass.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until just lightly browned, ( Don't let the cookies burn ).

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ALMOND COOKIES(INA GARTEN)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the butter and sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and mix together. Add the flour mixture and continue mixing until just combined.
• Add the chocolates and almonds and mix until combined. Using two tablespoons or a small ice cream scoop, drop the dough two inches apart on sheet pans lined with parchment. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Cool the cookies on the cookie sheets. The cookies should be very soft when they are removed from the oven. They will firm up as they cool.

TWICE-BAKED ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425°F. Butter and flour 13 x 9 x 2-inch metal baking pan. Sift flour and salt into medium bowl. Whisk sugar, eggs, honey and orange flower water in large bowl to blend well. Gradually add flour mixture, stirring just until blended. Stir in almonds. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Using back of spoon, spread batter evenly to smooth top.
• Bake until dough puffs and is pale golden, about 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Turn pastry out onto rack; cool completely. Maintain oven temperature. Cut pastry crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Cut each strip diagonally into 3 pieces. Arrange cookies, cut side down, on 2 baking sheets. Bake until cookies are golden, about 14 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks; cool. (Can be prepared 5 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)

DOUBLE FUDGE BROWNIE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine brownie mix and flour in a mixing bowl. Stir in extracts, eggs and oil; blend thoroughly. Dough will be stiff. Add chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto greased baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes; cool on rack.

COUSIN DONNA'S ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and ground almonds with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. In another bowl, stir together flour and salt. With electric mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture.
• Shape dough into tablespoon-size balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until the bottoms have browned (the tops of the cookies will remain a light color.) Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Mix cinnamon, nutmeg and powdered sugar. Dip tops of cookies into mixture.