Flourless Almond Cookies
Easy to make cookies; crisp and not overtly sweet
Ingredients
- 1½ cup almonds + a few extra for the top
- 1 egg
- 5 tbsp icing sugar ( add more if you want it sweeter, but be careful not to add too much as it will affect the consistency)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- a few drops of vanilla essence
Instructions
- Grind the 1 and 1/2 C of almonds coarsely in a food processor and cut the rest into slivers.
- Beat the egg and add it along with the baking powder and vanilla to the ground almonds and blend them till everything comes together ( but not for too long).
- Place the mixture on a damp cling film, wrap it up and freeze it for an hour.
- Pre heat the oven at 160 deg C
- Line a baking tray.
- Place small balls of the mixture ( makes about 28-30) on the lined baking tray , a little apart from each other and flatten them gently with the back of a fork.
- Press some almond slivers on the top.
- Bake in the centre of the pre heated oven and bake for 12 - 15 minutes or till golden.
- Cool on the tray for a few minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before storing in air tight containers.