Almond Cookies
Almond Cookies are rich, crispy cookies made by garnishing disc shaped blend of ground almonds, butter, powdered sugar, wheat flour with chopped almonds and baking it. Almond Cookies are ideal for special occasions, snack box and weekend evening tea time. Almond Cookies Recipe presented here is eggless & without any raising agents.
Servings15 cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup wheat flour
- 1/8 heaped cup almonds yields 1/4 cup powder
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter at room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1/8 cup + 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 tablespoon sliced almonds
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Take almonds in a grinder and grind to a fine powder, set aside.
- To a mixing bowl add wheat flour.
- Add powdered almond flour, powdered sugar and cardamom powder. You can blanch almond peel the skin then powder it too. But it needs time for drying up so took this short route.
- Add required salt. Mix well.
- Add butter to it. Mix well to form crumbles.
- Add milk to it and mix well with your finger tips, do not knead. Form a dough.
- Using a tablespoon take the dough (for equal sized cookies). Roll between your palms, slightly flatten it.
- Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10 mins.
- Dip the top in silvered almond.
- Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 12-15 mins or until the top turns golden.
- Enjoy Almond Cookies!
Notes
- These cookies are mild in sweet so increase sugar if you prefer sweet cookies. You can add 1/2 cup for more sweeter version.
- I used homemade wheat flour so milk quantity may slightly vary so adjust accordingly.
- Do not knead it will yield hard cookies. Just mix with finger tips.
Nutrition Facts
Almond Cookies
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 74
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 8mg3%
Sodium 45mg2%
Potassium 27mg1%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 0.4g2%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 99IU2%
Vitamin C 0.01mg0%
Calcium 11mg1%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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