Chocolate Almond "Wedding" Cookies
A delicious chocolate version of the classic wedding cookie or tea cake, these chocolate almond cookies will be your new favorite. And make great Christmas Cookies!
Servings: 3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa I use dutch process cocoa
- 3 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup almonds chopped
Coating for baked cookies
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
Instructions
- In the bowl of a mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, and cocoa together until well blended.
- Next, mix in the flour and salt. Then add the vanilla and almond extract with the chopped almonds. Mix until everything is incorporated and a soft cookie dough is formed.
- Roll the dough into 1 tablespoon-sized balls and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet
- Bake at 325· for 15 minutes. You don't want to overbake these cookies because that can make them dry instead of tender.
- Once you have taken the cookies from the oven, let them cool for about 5 minutes.
- Once you have taken the cookies from the oven, let them cool for about 5 minutes.
- Place the cocoa and powdered sugar into a bowl and mix well
- Roll each cookie into the cocoa mixture. Then coat them again. so they are completely covered.
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