Chocolate Almond Cookies
By
Annamaria Settanni McDonald
@ArtByASM
7
These cookies are chewy and chocolaty with a great taste of almond. I think these have to be one of the best cookies I've tasted.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
What a great twist on a classic chocolate chip cookie. The almond paste really adds a rich almond flavor. A perfect flavor combination with the chocolate chips. Almond slivers give the cookie a slight crunch. From the smell of these baking, we couldn't wait for them to come out of the oven. They did not last long in the kitchen.
Note: Almond paste is hard but break it down easily by pulsing in your food processor a few times. 
Rating:
★★★★★ 5 votes5
Comments:
Serves:
About 4 Dozen
Prep:
25 Min
Cook:
10 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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8 ozalmond paste
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1 cbutter, room temperature
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1/2 csugar
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1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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2eggs
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1/2 tspalmond extract
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2 1/2 call-purpose flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/4 tspsalt
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12 ozsemi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 package
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1 ctoasted almond slivers (optional)
How to Make Chocolate Almond Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Lay parchment paper on 2 large baking sheets.
- Break almond paste into small pieces and place in medium-size bowl or container of food processor. Add butter.
- Beat with electric mixer or process until mixture is creamy and smooth.
- Add sugars, eggs, and almond extract and beat or process until thoroughly blended.
- Stir flour, baking soda, and salt until mixed. Add to almond mixture.
- Stir until blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips and toasted slivered almonds.
- Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Depends on your oven.
- Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
