Fave Dolci (Bean-Shaped Clove & Cinnamon Cookies)

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By Angel Slave
@angelslave66666

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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Serves:

makes 42 cookies

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Ingredients

1: unpeeled almonds
1/2 c: turbonado sugar
1/2: lemon - zest
1: egg
1 Tbsp: rum
1/2 tsp: cinnamon
1/4 tsp: ground cloves
1/2 c: unbleached all-purpose flour

How to Make Fave Dolci (Bean-Shaped Clove & Cinnamon Cookies)

Step-by-Step

1Grind 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.
2Transfer 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
3Divide 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.
4Baking - Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake until just barely browned - 16-18 minutes
5Serve with espresso :)