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English Almond Cookies
Total time85 min
Prep30 min
Cook55 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyMedium
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ChefLeila Hammoud

English Almond Cookies

Almond cookies (almond biscuits) — very tasty. A classic English-style sweet, great for entertaining and delicious with coffee or tea. Try it.

English almond cookies — a new recipe you’ll love, perfect for guests

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8 servings

Ingredients

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  • 250 g butter
  • 120 g powdered sugar
  • 1 whole egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 400 g all-purpose flour
  • 50 g cornstarch
  • 100 g whole almonds
  • Decoration
  • Chocolate
  • Chopped almonds
  • For more tasty desserts see: Date Syrup Cake
  • For healthy oat cookies see: Oat Cookies

Method

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  1. Beat the room-temperature butter until the mixture becomes creamy
  2. Add the powdered sugar and beat until the sugar disappears
  3. Add the egg and vanilla and continue beating
  4. Then add the sifted flour with the cornstarch and bring the dough together
  5. Toast the almonds in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes
    Timers: 12 min
  6. Roll the dough into small balls, fill each ball with one almond, then shape them by hand into an oval
  7. After finishing, place the almond cookies in a preheated oven for 12 minutes at 180°C
    Timers: 12 min
  8. Let the almond cookies cool
  9. Melt chocolate in a double boiler and dip the almond cookies, then place them directly on cupcake liners after shaping them by hand into ovals as well
  10. Decorate the cookies with chopped almonds, chocolate sprinkles (vermicelli), or as desired
  11. Leila Hammoud
  12. For more delicious sweets, here is the link: Date Syrup Cake
  13. To make healthy oatmeal cookies, here is the link: Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe tags

DessertsInternationalMediumLong cook

Notes and serving ideas

  • Date Syrup Cake
  • Oat Cookies

Chef

Leila Hammoud

Leila began making delicious dishes at a very young age. At 12 she watched her sister make macarons, memorized the recipe, tried it, and succeeded — that was the start of the favorite recipes loved by family and guests.

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