Chocolate Almond Cookies

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Baking is one of my favorite pastimes. I enjoy baking cookies, cakes, breads, pies, muffins, cupcakes, and much more.

If you love chocolate and almonds, these cookies are for you! They are absolutely out of this world.

Chocolate Almond Cookies

These chocolate almond cookies are one of my absolute favorites. They're packed with almonds on the inside, covered with chocolate glaze on the outside, and garnished with almond nibs on top. What's not to like?

I have made these cookies many times with my sister for the Eid festival. They are one of our favorites to make because the kids love them so much!

For extra crunch, I roast both the whole almonds as well as the almond nibs in the oven for 10 minutes. This makes the cookies even more crunchy and delectable.

I hope you will try this recipe and enjoy the cookies as much as we do!

Ingredients

50-60 whole almonds
1 cup icing sugar
250 grams salted butter, room temperature
2 eggs yolk, room temperature
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup cornflour or cornstarch
2 tablespoons rice flour
1/2 cup ground cornflakes
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
1 packet semi-sweet chocolate for dipping
1/2 cup almond nibs

Directions

Roast the almonds on a pan in the oven for 10 minutes or until the oil has emerged on the skin. Set aside.
Roast the almond nibs for 5-7 minutes. Set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, sieve the all-purpose flour, cornflour, baking powder, and rice flour.
Combine the ground cornflakes into the flour mixture and whisk with a whisk. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine the icing sugar, butter, eggs yolk, and vanilla essence. At medium speed, mix these ingredients until fluffy by using a hand mixer or a stand mixer.
Combine the flour mixture into the butter mixture. At medium speed, mix the mixture until it's well-combined.
Use your hands to form a dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 320°F.
Use your hands form many small balls from the dough. Make an indentation in the center of each ball to place an almond.
Once in place, roll the ball into an oval shape, making sure that no part of the almond is exposed.
Set the cookies on a baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
Transfer the cookies on a rack to cool completely.
Make the chocolate glaze: Add some water to a medium saucepan or pot and bring to a very gentle simmer.
Place a heat-safe bowl on top, but make sure the bottom is not touching the water.
Add the chocolate chunks to the bowl and stir with a whisk. Continue to whisk until smooth and melted.
Remove the bowl from heat.
Use tongs to dip each cookie into the melted chocolate.
Gently transfer the cookie into a paper cup.
Garnish the top with the almond nibs.
Repeat the process until all cookies are done.

Photo Tutorial

Roast the almonds on a pan in the oven for 10 minutes or until the oil has emerged on the skin. Set aside.

Roast the almond nibs for 5-7 minutes. Set aside.

Sieve the cornflour, all-purpose flour, rice flour, and baking powder in a bowl.

To the flour mixture, add the ground cornflakes. Mix with a whisk or spatula.

In a mixing bowl, combine the butter, icing sugar, eggs yolk, and vanilla essence. Combine these ingredients by using a stand mixer or a hand mixer.

Combine the flour mixture to the wet mixture. Combine with the mixer until it comes together. Use your hands to form a dough.

Use your hands to roll the dough into many small balls. Make an indentation to place an almond in the center.

Once in place, roll into an oval shape, making sure that no part of the almond is exposed.

Let the cookies completely cool before covering them with the chocolate.

Dip the cookie into the melted chocolate.

Voila, the chocolate almond cookies are done!

Roast the almonds on a pan in the oven for 10 minutes or until the oil has emerged on the skin. Set aside.

Comments

Liza (author) from USA on June 28, 2020:

They are! These cookies are super easy to make and they are perfect with a glass of milk or warm beverages. Thanks for pinning the recipe, Peggy.

Peggy Woods from Houston, Texas on June 28, 2020:

Chocolate and almonds are a match made in heaven! I am pinning this to my cookie board and will try these soon. They sound delicious! Thanks!

Liza (author) from USA on May 26, 2020:

You're welcome, Linda. Yes, the combination of the chocolate, cornflakes, and almond are so great together. Thank you for commenting :)

Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on May 26, 2020:

Chocolate and cornflakes are a delicious combination. Almonds would be a lovely addition to the mix. Thank you for sharing another great recipe, Liza.

Liza (author) from USA on May 26, 2020:

Thank you, Rajan. The almond and the chocolate combination are absolutely delightful.

Liza (author) from USA on May 26, 2020:

Hi Mahesh, thank you for your kind gesture. These cookies are absolutely tasty. They are perfect for chocolate and almond lovers.

Rajan Singh Jolly from From Mumbai, presently in Jalandhar, INDIA. on May 25, 2020:

I bet these cookies taste as good as they look. Very interesting recipe. Thanks for sharing.

Mahesh Chandra Gaur on May 25, 2020:

Hi Liza, you post some really delicious recipes. The cookies look very tasty.

Liza (author) from USA on May 24, 2020:

Thank you, MG Singh. These cookies are famous during the Eid festival in Malaysia. This year I have canceled my trip to celebrate Eid with my family, so I decided to make them here.

MG Singh emge from Singapore on May 24, 2020:

I like almond cookies. Nice post

Liza (author) from USA on May 24, 2020:

Yes, it is. I had fun making these delicious treats at home during this stay home time. Thanks for commenting, Liz :)

Liz Westwood from UK on May 24, 2020:

These look very tasty, a real lockdown treat. Well-illustrated and easy to follow instructions.