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Chocolate almond cookies on a plate.

Chewy Almond Chocolate Cookies (Amaretti)

Melissa
Chocolate Almond Cookies (amaretti) are a deliciously chewy treat and naturally gluten free. They are made with almond meal(ground almonds), cocoa powder, eggs and sugar. They are fast to make, always impress and they come out looking beautiful straight out of the oven.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert, entertaining, holidays, Snack
Cuisine Italian
Servings 20 cookies
Calories 110 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 ¼ cup almond flour or ground almonds (almond meal)
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together almond meal, sugar, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder.
    2 ¼ cup almond flour, ¾ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Separate the eggs and add the egg whites to one medium bowl and the egg yolks to another medium bowl.
    2 large eggs
  • To the bowl of egg yolks, add the vanilla and almond extract and mix until combined.
    1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • With a hand mixer, mix the egg whites on medium speed until it goes from clear in color to white and looks frothy.
  • Add the egg yolk mixture to the chocolate almond mixture and mix well.
  • Now gently stir in the egg whites until all the almond meal is moist.
  • Place the powdered sugar on a plate and scoop out a heaping tablespoon of the dough and roll it into a ball (about 1- 1 ½ inches in size).
    ½ cup powdered sugar
  • Now roll the ball in powdered sugar making sure to coat all sides and place it on the baking sheet with about 2 inches of space between the cookies.
  • Bake for about 14 minutes or until the powdered sugar tops set (the cookies will look underbaked).
  • Remove from the oven and cool completely on the pan to set up completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 28mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 24IUCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
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