Mom’s Chocolate Almond Cookies

From my mom’s memories, a fantastic recipe.

TIME:
20-30 minutes to assemble
First bake 25-30 minutes
Cool 10-20 minutes
Second bake 8-10 minutes per side

YIELD:
24 biscotti

INGREDIENTS:

• 1-7oz box Almond Paste, grated
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) chilled unsalted butter, diced
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Dutch processed cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon almond liqueur
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• Optional: 1 cup bittersweet chocolate*
  *for an extra chocolatey experience add chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment or foil.
2. Add grated Almond Paste, butter, flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt to a food processor fitted with a metal blade, or use a bowl with pastry blender. Pulse or mix until the texture of fine crumbs.
3. In a medium bowl, beat eggs with almond liqueur. Add flour mixture, almonds and chips, if desired. Mix until dough holds together. Turn out onto a lightly floured counter.
4. Knead. Cut dough in half and roll into 2-10 inch logs. Transfer to cookie sheet. Flatten each log to 3/4 inch thickness.
5. Bake 25-30 minutes or until firm. Cool cookie sheet on wire rack for 10-20 minutes.
6. Cut into 3/4″ diagonal slices. Return to cookie sheet, cut side down. Bake 8-10* minutes. Flip and bake 8-10 minutes more.
7. Cool on wire rack and store in air-tight container for 2-3 weeks.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

• Parchment paper
• Grater
• Pastry blender

Test Kitchen tip:

Bake the full 10 minutes, for dryer textured biscotti; for softer textured biscotti, bake only 8 minutes each side.

Source and picture: Odense

BUON MANGIATA!