Almond Cookies
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4.7
Almond Cookies
Description
Almond Cookies are made from a mixture of almond flour and all-purpose flour, sweetened with sugar, and leavened with baking powder and baking soda for a light texture. The dough is bound together with neutral oil and incorporates a large egg yolk to enrich the mixture. Using measured ingredients, especially flour weighed by kitchen scale or carefully fluffed and leveled, ensures consistent cookie texture.
The cookies bake at 350°F until golden and hold their shape as soft, tender rounds. Roasted almonds can be placed on top as decoration, adding extra crunch and enhancing the almond flavor. The combination of almond flour with regular flour provides a delicate crumb and moist bite without excessive oiliness or dryness.
This recipe's details about weighing and measuring flour aim to provide reliable results. Adjusting the oil slightly may be necessary when substituting almond meal for almond flour to achieve the proper dough consistency.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour if you use almond meal (ground almonds with skin), you may need to add more oil, so adjust the amount as you mix the dough, aka almond meal
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour weigh your flour; for weights, click the Metric button; or use the “fluff and sprinkle“ method and level it off
- 120 g sugar (½ cup + 2 Tbsp)
- ¼ tsp kosher salt Diamond Crystal brand
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup neutral oil (or more, as needed, to form the dough into balls)
- almonds optional; for decoration, roasted, unsalted
- 1 egg large, yolk
Instructions
- Before You Start: I highly encourage you to weigh your ingredients using a kitchen scale for this recipe. For weights, click the Metric button above. If you‘re using a cup measure, please follow the “fluff and sprinkle“ method: Fluff your flour with a spoon, sprinkle it into your measuring cup, and level it off. Otherwise, you may scoop more than you need.
- Gather all the ingredients. Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC). For a convection oven, reduce the cooking temperature by 25ºF (15ºC).
To Make the Dough
- Combine all the dry ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer: 1 cup almond meal/flour, 1½ cups all-purpose flour (plain flour), 120 g sugar (½ cup + 2 Tbsp), ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt, 1 tsp baking powder, and 1 tsp baking soda. Fit your mixer with a beater attachment and mix on low-medium speed.
- Slowly add ½ cup neutral oil and mix until a cohesive dough forms.
- The dough should be just moist enough to hold its shape when you roll it into a ball. If it looks too crumbly, add 2–3 tsp (10–15 ml) neutral oil at a time until it‘s the right consistency.
To Shape the Cookies
- Weigh and divide the dough into 0.4 oz, 10 g pieces for 1-inch (2.5-cm) cookies or 0.7 oz, 20 g pieces for 1½-inch (3.8-cm) cookies. After weighing the pieces, roll each into a ball with your palms. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and repeat until you‘ve rolled all the dough. Tip: You can make a 10-gram ball using a teaspoon measuring spoon.
- If you want to put roasted unsalted almonds on the cookies (optional), hold a cookie ball in your palm and gently press one almond into the dough.
- Beat 1 large egg yolk in a small bowl. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the top of the cookie balls with the egg yolk.
To Bake
- Bake at 350ºF (180ºC) for 15–20 minutes, or until the cookies become slightly golden. Let them cool on a wire rack before serving. Enjoy!
To Store
- You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container and store on the countertop for 4–5 days or in the freezer for a month.
Notes
- Measure all-purpose flour correctly by fluffing with a spoon, sprinkling into the cup, and leveling off for accuracy.
- If using almond meal instead of almond flour, add extra oil as needed to achieve the right dough texture.
- Weighing ingredients with a kitchen scale improves consistency and baking outcomes.
- Roasted almonds can be used on top as decoration to enhance flavor and texture.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 541-inch
Amount Per Serving
Calories 52 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 52kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 34mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 4mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 5IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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