Dark Chocolate-Almond Crisps

Dark Chocolate-Almond Crisps
Dark Chocolate-Almond Crisps might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 620 calories, 10g of protein, and 29g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of dutch process cocoa, salt, egg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes.

Instructions

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Microwave chocolate in a small glass bowl at MEDIUM (50% power) 1 minute or until softened, stirring once; stir until chocolate is smooth.
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Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy.
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Add egg and extracts, beating until blended.
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Add melted chocolate, beating until blended.
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Sift together flour and next 3 ingredients.
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Add half of flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until combined.
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Add remaining flour mixture, beating just until combined; stir in almonds. Divide dough in half, shaping into 2 flattened discs. Wrap each disc in plastic wrap, and chill at least 4 hours.
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Remove 1 dough disc from refrigerator, and let stand 10 minutes. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and roll to 1/8-inch thickness.
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Cut dough with a round 2 1/2-inch cutter; place rounds 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Chill prepared baking sheets with dough rounds 5 to 10 minutes or until dough is firm. Repeat procedure with remaining dough disc.
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Bake at 350 on center oven rack 13 to 15 minutes or until centers are firm. Cool on baking sheet 2 to 3 minutes.
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Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.
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Note: For testing purposes only, we used Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate and Hershey's European Style Dutch Processed Cocoa.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In20 m.
Servings4
Health Score5
Dish TypesSide Dish
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