Chocolate Almond Shortbread

Name: Chocolate Almond Shortbread
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 85 grams 1/2 cup blanched whole almonds; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 5 Tbsps superfine granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters stick unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 2 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)

Chocolate Almond Shortbread is a vegetarian recipe with 32 servings. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 63 calories. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It works well as a dessert. If you have butter, cocoa powder, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is an inexpensive recipe for fans of Southern food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Pulse almonds with flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor until very finely chopped.

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Add butter and pulse just until a dough forms.

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Butter

Dough

Press dough evenly into an ungreased 9-inch square baking pan with your fingers.

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Dough

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Cut dough into 16 squares with a sharp knife, then cut squares diagonally to make a total of 32 triangles.

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Dough

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Bake until cookies are dry to the touch, 15 to 17 minutes.

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Transfer pan to a rack and run a thin knife around edge of pan to loosen cookies while hot. Recut hot cookies into triangles, then cool completely in pan. Dust with confectioners sugar just before serving.

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Powdered Sugar

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Cookies can be made 5 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.

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Servings:

85grams

1/2 cup blanched whole almonds 1teaspoons

cinnamon 237milliliters

all-purpose flour 5Tbsps

superfine granulated sugar 0teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

stick unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 2Tbsps

unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Selbach Oster Mosel Riesling Kabinett. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.