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Friday, December 12, 2014

Almond Cookies|Easy Cookie Recipe

        Almond cookie- Easy cookie recipe which is light sugary ,nutty,cardamom flavoured with no baking powder/ baking soda or no egg.You can pack and gift your friends and loved ones this cookie ,they get surprised if you say them i baked these almond cookies.If you want to bake a cookie from scratch without any ready made ingredients then this cookie is just for you.See the below points for any substitue .

Substitutions/Alterations:
  • Can use almond flour instead of whole almonds.
  • Can substitute whole wheat flour with all purpose flour.
  • Can substitute butter with oil if you want a lesser saturated fat(but don't substitute with coconut oil ,this has larger saturated fats than butter).
  • Can replace almond with other nuts like walnuts too.
If you are using a aluminium tray for baking this cookie then sure it will be ready in 10 minutes .If you use a thick pan then it will take 15 minutes for the almond cookies to be ready.

Looking for easy cookies? try

  1. Lime cookies.
  2. Peanut butter cookies.
  3. oats cookies.


actual recipe is from here (altered).                                  

Almond cookies
   

                                       Almond Cookies|Easy Cookie Recipe

almond cookies                Easy almond cookies without eggs,baking powder

Cuisine: International Category: Dessert Yields:22 small cookies  Prep time:20 minutes Cook time:10-15 minutes Total time: 30-35 minutes



Ingredients:
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup badam/almond(roasted and powdered)
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence/almond essence.
  • 1 cardamom(powdered)
  • 1/4 cup confectionery sugar/powdered sugar.
Method:'
Preparation:
  • Roast the almonds in oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.Just keep an eye on it not to burn them.
Roast badam/almond

  •  Cool the almonds and grind it.Just make them to small pieces not fine powder.
Powder the almonds/badam

  • Keep butter at room temperature for 1 -2 hours(if you don't have beater/hand mixer then butter has to be really creamy before you start).
Butter at room temperature


  • If you don't have powdered sugar then powder it using mixer along with cardamom.
  • In a wide bowl place butter and beat it until creamy.If you don't have hand mixer use spoon to cream the butter.
Cream the butter

  • Add powdered sugar and beat it until creamy.
Add powdered sugar and beat it

  • Add vanilla essence and mix it well.
Add vanilla essence

  • Add powdered badam and flour and mix it well to form a dough.With this much butter the dough was little sticky.
Add wheat flour and almond flour

  • Keep it in fridge if the temperature of your place is too high otherwise at room temperature for 10 -15 minutes.
  • Make 22 equal sized balls and press it with fork .Keep them little separated (because they will raise when baked).
Make them equal sized balls

Cooking:
  • Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
  • Flatten the dough with fork or just hands.
Flatten it with fork

  • Bake it for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees or until the sides are little brown.
Bake it oven for 100-15 minutes

  • Almond cookies are ready to eat.
  • Cool it down and store in an airtight container.

Almond cookies ready


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20 comments:

  1. nice healthy cookies, i have something in a line coming up next week on my blog too

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    1. Wow..Looking forward for your cookies..THanks for your comment linsy.

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  2. Cookies looks delicious. Very nice

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    1. Glad you liked it jyothi ..They indeed are delicious.

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  3. Kids will love these. and they look so yummy

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    1. Def my kid was asking me all the time,"I am hungry,can i get a cookie ?"

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    1. Thanks beena..Its so delicious.Even i can't resist eating it

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  5. Will still use the almond instead of the powdered version because I can see what it has done for the yummy cookies.

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    1. Thanks nava..Please let me know how it turned out for you.

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  6. yummy and crunchy biscuits dr.........

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    1. Thanks vimala ..Yes ..Can't explain its taste more..Make it and you sure will enjoy .

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  7. I wouldn't mind munching those fantastic looking cookies!

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  8. Amazing cookies dear!!! Tempting me to try

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  9. Nice cookies!! Going to try it soon!!

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  10. lovely crunchy cookies.....perfectly baked

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