A quick recipe for cooking almond cookies for your tea / coffee time or breakfast…
Ingredients (for 2)
- 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 1/4 cup almonds
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- a pinch of salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C)
- Take a small bowl and mix together white flour, baking powder and salt
- In a larger bowl, beat the eggs and start adding butter (previously melted) and sugar, continue beating until fluffy
- Add the flour mixture to the larger bowl and stir to combine
- Chop almonds in small pieces and add them with the vanilla extract to the mixture
- With your hand, take a small quantity of dough (about 1 tbsp) and shape cookies in your favorite shape (“S”, “O”, or small sticks)
- Take a baking pan and cover it with a baking sheet; lay your cookies on the paper, leaving enough space between each other
- Place in oven (middle rack) and bake for 15 minutes, or until brown on the edges
- With a spatula remove cookies from the baking sheet and let cool a few minutes
- With a flour sifter, sprinkle the powdered sugar over the cookies and serve!
Best Served With
Tea, coffee, whipped cream
Tips from the Chef
You can substitute almonds with any of your favorite ingredients: chocolate chips, nuts, walnuts or berries
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