Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Almond Shortbread Cookies


I know it seems like over dosage of cookies this week but each one is different and delicious in it's own way. I had planned and baked something else but could not let go without posting these crunchy, buttery, shortbread cookies that have become our recent favorite.

Ingredients: (yield about 22 cookies)
1 cup almond flour (or just grind almonds in a food processor.)
1 & 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup melted butter (vegan margarine for vegan version)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
A pinch of salt

Method:
* Preheat the oven to 350 deg F / 175 deg C.
* Add all the ingredients to a food processor and pulse until dough is formed. Or work the dough with hand in a mixing bowl.
* Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Divide the mixture into 20 (more or less) equal portions. Roll each one to a ball and flatten it slightly.
* Arrange them on an ungreased cooking sheet.
* Bake until golden or for about 15 minutes.


Linking this to
1. Srivalli's "Kid's Delight" event, guest hosted by Priya this month with the theme "Eggless / Vegan Bakes".
2. Anjali's "Cakes, Cookies & Desserts" event.

Check here to find out what the other marathoners participating in this BM are cooking.

Comments

20 comments:

  1. good one ..looks really nice :)

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  2. hi, firsttime to ur blog...cookies looks yummy and perfect....im glad to follow u dear...
    rekhashoban

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  3. Won't mind an overdose of this sort Suma..lovely cookies..

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  4. Good one.can u pls tell me whether the butter used is unsalted or salted like amul butter.

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  5. Delightful cookies! I would definitely bake these kind of cookies!

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  6. Just wow!! Need I say anything more!! :)

    Ongoing Event: Cakes, Cookies and Desserts
    http://anjali-cooklog.blogspot.com/2012/02/announcing-my-first-event-cakes-cookies.html

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  7. The cookies look super, adding almond flavor shud have made it more tastier rt..

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  8. Lovely cookiees


    Awesome....

    visit @my blog for my first event in ur free time :-)
    Preeti
    Ongoing Event--Color n Sweet-HOLI FEST
    Preeti's Kitchen Life

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  9. Karuna, it is unsalted butter.

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  10. wow awesome....luv almonds in cookies....perfectly done!

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  11. looks delicious and super simple

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  12. Almonds and cookies are a match made in heaven :) i too love almond shortbreads. Had a wonderful time reading all sorts of baked posts from u and running BM13 with u!

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  13. it looks so delicious n fantastic pictures Suma...love it!!
    its Nice doing BM with U...thoroughly enjoyed all your eggless bakes, will try your wheat almond cookies soon n let u know...
    Spicy Treats
    OnGoing Event:Show Me Your HITS~Healthy Delights

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  14. A small question - does one grind the almonds with the skin or after blanching it.

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  15. Narayan, you can grind the almonds with skin on if you don't have the blanched ones.

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