strazzate
These Chocolate Almond cookies are a traditional crumbly cookie from the Basilicata region of Italy, and are flavored with Strega, an Italian herbal liqueur. You can use Gallino, which can be found in most liquor stores.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
34 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 3/4 cups finely ground almonds
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped almonds
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus 2 t.
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips, mini
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup strega or galliano liqueur
- 1/3 cup coffee, room temperature
How To Make strazzate
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Step 1Heat oven to 325^. Grease 2 parchment-lined baking sheets with the butter and set aside. --- In a small bowl, whisk together baking powder and 1 T. lukewarm water until dissolved, 20 seconds.
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Step 2Combine ground and chopped almonds, flour, sugar, chips, cocoa, oil and salt in a large bowl. With a wooden spoon, stir in the baking powder mixture, liqueur and coffee to form a wet dough.
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Step 3Divide the dough into 1 oz. portions. Using your hands, roll dough portions into balls and place on baking sheets spaced about 1-inch apart. Bake until set, about 30 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks and let cool to firm before serving.
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