Almond Cookies
Snowy holiday cookies
If you're looking for a yummy, gluten-free snack, you need to try these Almond Cookies! They are long-lasting balmy treats and a favourite in our house, and they're super simple to make.
Almond Cookies are soft and chewy in texture, white, flaky, and powdery on the surface, nutty and citrusy in taste, festally and happily on celebrations!
Lots of almonds give it an incomparable texture and heavenly flavour!
Orange zest and vanillin gently wake your palate up with a refreshing #mediterranean breeze!
If you are craving more citrus aroma, enhance the taste by adding some citrus jam on top and share the happiness.
Did I mention they are totally #glutenfree?...
Enjoy this brilliant recipe!
Homemade Almond Cookies: Soft, sweet, pleasant…and GLUTEN FREE happiness
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Ingredients
For the dough:
3 cups almond flour (~300 g) *
3 egg whites
1 cup (~200 g) sugar
1 tsp vanillin
¼ tsp salt
Zest of 1 orange (or 1 tbsp almond extract)
For decoration:
1-2 cups icing sugar
½ cup whole almonds
2-4 tbsp orange marmalade**
Notes from the Kitchen
(*) How to make #almondflour #fromscratch at home? Easy! Add blanched almonds to a blender and blitz until a fine, powdery flour is achieved. Be careful, if you go too far, mixture turns to an almond butter.
(**) The recipe link for orange marmalade: • ORANGE MARMALADE: HEAVENLY CITRUS ARO...
Directions
THE DOUGH
Finely grate the skin of 1 orange, set aside
Bring the eggs to room temperature, separate the egg whites. (Keep the yolks in the fridge for later recipes).
Whisk the egg whites and ¼ tsp of salt for 1-2 minutes, until the mixture becomes frothy.
Add 1 cup of sugar and continue whisking for 5-6 minutes, until the sugar is melted.
Add 3 cups of almond flour, the grated orange zest, and 1 tsp of vanillin extract
Combine the ingredients using a spoon.
Once the mixture becomes homogenous, form a smooth dough, cover the dough with a lid and left rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour (or overnight) for an easy shape-giving process.
FORMING
Pour a cup of water in a bowl and wet your hands from time to time to avoid stickiness if necessary.
Using a spoon, portion the dough into walnut-sized pieces, then roll into small balls.
Place 1-2 cups of icing sugar into a large bowl, coat the cookies with icing sugar.
(!) use a clean spoon and the side of the bowl to press a thin layer of sugar onto the cookies.
Then, place them onto the oven tray, leaving some space between the cookies.
You can stick a whole almond into each cookie or press into their center to make a small crater.
Prepare an oven tray
BAKING
Pre-heat the oven to 380 °F (180 °C).
Bake the almond cookies for 12-14 minutes, until the bottom of the cookies become golden brown.
You will not see a colour change on the top surfaces, so be certain about cooking time!
Let the cookies cool down to room temperature (or eat a couple of them while still soft and warm.
SERVING THE HAPPINESS
Serve these amazing cookies on any occasion or gathering.
Holiday season calls specially for this pastry for its warming feel and powdery white coat that matches the fluffy snow scenes this time of year!
Here’s to lavish celebrations!
