Almond London Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170°C.
• Using an electric whisk, cream butter and sugar till light ad fluffy.
• Beat egg yolk and almond essence into batter till light pale yellow.
• Add in sifted plain flour, fold well into a dough. (if too wet, may add in a bit more flour).
• Pinch marble-size dough and roll into balls. Line balls of dough onto baking sheet on baking tray.
• Bake 170°C for 20mins-25mins. Place baked cookies on tray to cool.
• While cooling the cookies, line paper cups & melt dark chocolate in microwave. Divide each sessions to 20secs so that you won't burn the chocolate. I did an approx 2-3 sessions to melt the dark chocolates.
• Using a teaspoon, drizzle some chocolate into base of each paper cases. Next, place each paper cases with a cookie.
• Cover the cookies with more chocolate and sprinkle ground almonds on top.
• Let chocolate sit to harden or you may chill in refrigerator for 5mins.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream the shortening, 1/2 cup sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in remaining sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with the bottom of a glass. Press three almond slices into the center of each. , Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg, amaretto, and almonds. Gradually mix in the flour until well blended. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 5 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cookies are lightly colored.