Recipe : London Almond Cookies

Servings 100 pieces

Ingredients

• 100-120 pieces whole almonds
• 220g plain flour
• 1/4tsp baking soda
• 1/4tsp baking powder
• 20g milk powder
• 20g cornflour
• 180g butterat room temperature
• 110g brown sugar
• 1/4tsp salt
• 1tsp vanilla essence
• 600g dark chocolate
• 100-120 paper cups
• 100g white chocolate

 Instructions

 

To prepare almonds:

1.      Toast the whole almonds in a pre-heated oven at 170°C for 10 minutes.

To make cookies:

1.      Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, milk powder, and cornflour.

2.      Using an electric beater fitted with a paddle, cream butter, brown sugar and salt. Fold in sifted dry ingredients and vanilla essence. Mix to bind.

3.      Using the teaspoon measuring spoon, scoop 1 teaspoon cookie mixture and cover ech almond, shaping into an oblong shape. Place onto pre-greased trays.

To bake:

1.      Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Bake cookies for 15 minutes or until lightly browned, turning tray midway. Leave to cool.

To decorate:

1.      Melt dark chocolate in a bain-marie. Do the same for white chocolate and place in a piping bag and snip.

2.      Dip cooled cookie into melted dark chocolate and place in paper cup. Pipe fine zig-zag lines of white chocolate on top of cookie and set aside till both chocolates set before storing in jars.