Chocolate Drop Almond Cookies
By
Mary Gelfond
@mary4361beth
11
My friend and I make holiday cookies every December. We have "played around" with this recipe and this is the best yet.. The glaze is not necessary, as the cookies are filled with flavor.
We also used a tabletop electric mixer to mix the ingredients.
We also used a tabletop electric mixer to mix the ingredients.
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Serves:
Up to 36 cookies
Prep:
25 Min
Cook:
10 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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4 Tbspbutter
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3/4 cbrown sugar (packed)
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1 largeegg
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1/2 capplesauce (unsweetened)
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1/2 tsppure vanilla extract
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1/2 tspalmond extract
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1/2 calmonds (chopped)
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1/3 ccocoa powder (unsweetened)
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1/2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 cbaking soda
How to Make Chocolate Drop Almond Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat baking sheets with oil or cooking spray. (Or use non-stick baking sheets)
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar and egg. Blend in apple sauce, vanilla and almond extract.
- Add almonds and blend in (Just before placing on cookie sheets.
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda.
- Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets. (about 15 to a sheet).
- Bake 8-10 minutes, or until cookie "springs back" when lightly touched.
- Transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.
- Optional glaze: Combine 1/4 cup confectioners sugar and 1/4 tsp almond extract. Add water, a few drops at a time until desired consistency is reached. Drizzle over cookies.
