fave dolci (bean-shaped clove & cinnamon cookies)

Name: Fave Dolci (Bean-Shaped Clove & Cinnamon Cookies)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 - unpeeled almonds; 1/2 cup(s) turbonado sugar; 1/2 - lemon - zest; 1 - egg; 1 tablespoon(s) rum; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cloves; 1/2 cup(s) unbleached all-purpose flour

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17 Pinches

Angel Slave

Hwd, FL

Updated on Sep 12, 2012

These crunchy nut-sized cookies for All Soul's Day may get their name "sweet fava beans) - from being shaped just like the beans of the dead, but that doesn't mean that each tiny bite isn't full of almonds, spices, & the slight intoxication of rum

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 15 Min

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yield makes 42 cookies

Ingredients

1 - unpeeled almonds
1/2 cup turbonado sugar
1/2 - lemon - zest
1 - egg
1 tablespoon rum
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

How To Make fave dolci (bean-shaped clove & cinnamon cookies)

Step 1

Grind the almonds to a coarse powder in a nut grinder and then pestle them with the sugar, or grind the nuts with 2 TBL of the sugar in a food processor fitted with the steel blade.

Step 2

Transfer to a large bowl & mix in the lemon zest, egg, & rum; mix until blended. Add the spices and flour and stir until the dough is well blended
Step 3

Divide the dough into 4 pieces, Flour a work surface very lightly & roll each piece into a log the width of a finger. cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces and flatten them slightly. Place 1 inch apart on oiled or parchment-lined baking sheets.
Step 4

Baking - Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake until just barely browned - 16-18 minutes
Step 5

Serve with espresso :)
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