Double Delicious 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 DELICIOUS ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together, flour, ground almonds, baking powder, salt and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy. Blend in the egg and almond extract. Gradually stir in the flour and almond meal alternately; but do not overmix batter.
• Arrange parchment paper on a baking sheet and drop dough by rounded tablespoon (I butter a cookie scoop) onto ungreased baking sheet.
• Garnish the cookie dough with a few slivered almonds.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until very light golden brown.

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 ALMOND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt and baking soda. In a medium bowl combine grapeseed oil, agave and vanilla. Stir wet ingredients into the almond flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Fold in chocolate chips and almond slices.
• Spoon dough 1 heaping tablespoon at a time onto a parchment lined baking sheet, pressing down with palm of your hand to flatten. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 7 to 10 minutes, until lightly golden. Cool cookies on the baking sheets for 20 minutes, then serve.