Almond Cookies

Almond Cookies

Written by Wetta on in Cookies
Servings: 16Cook time: 10 minCalories (per serving): 193 kcal

Ingredients

  • 250 g Type 00 flour
  • 1 egg and 1 egg yolk
  • 100 g cold butter
  • 90 g sugar
  • the grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 200 g whole almonds

Directions

  1. For this cake, we’ll make the shortcrust pastry in the food processor.

  2. Pour all the ingredients except the almonds into the food processor and blend until a smooth ball forms.

  3. Wrap the ball of shortcrust pastry in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

  4. Roll out the dough fairly thin and use a bear-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies.

  5. Using a toothpick, poke two small holes for the eyes and one for the mouth in each cookie. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and place an almond in the center of each bear.

  6. Wrap the teddy bear’s arms around the almond so it’s hugging it.

  7. Bake at 180°C in a conventional oven for about 10 minutes.

Today I’m sharing some simple shortbread cookies presented in a fun way. After making the shortcrust pastry, I made some little bears tender that are filled with almonds…it’s an idea for making a simple recipe look spectacular :)

For these cookies, I used a bear-shaped cookie cutter—it’s really cute and inexpensive… Here’s the Amazon link where you can buy it: Bear-Shaped Cookie Cutter, Stainless SteelIr

I made the shortcrust pastry using the same recipe as the base for the lemon tart that I’m sharing with you below.