Almond And Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole almond, toasted and cooled
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, process the almonds with 3 tbl sugar until the almonds are finely ground.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
• 4 in a mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and remaining 3/4 cup of sugar until mixture is light in color and texture- at least 3 minutes.
• 5 beat in the egg and almond extract, then the almond mixture.
• 6 on low speed, gradually beat in the flour mixture just until smooth.
• 7 cover the dough with plastic wrap.
• 8 refrigerate until dough is thoroughly chilled- at least 2 hours or up to 5 days.
• 9 preheat oven to 350.
• 10 line sheet pan with parchment.
• 11 using a teaspoon, portion the dough into 80 pieces.
• 12 roll pieces into balls between the palms of your hands.
• 13 place the balls about 1 1/2 inches apart on the sheetpans. do not crowd.
• 14 bake until cookies are lightly browned all over- about 10-12 minutes.
• 15 cool on sheet pan for 3 minutes, then transfer cookies to cooling racks to cool completely.
• 16 melt chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water.
• 17 using a small icing spatula, spread about 1/2 teaspoon on the underside of a cookie, the sandwich with another cookie.
• 18 refrigerate briefly to set chocolate.