Chocolate Almond Cookies

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 15

Resting time:: 1

Total Time: 20

Servings:

Calories: 97kcal

Author: Andrea Soranidis

Chocolate amaretti are Italian chocolate almond cookies that are naturally gluten-free, made with just 4 ingredients and ready in 20 minutes!

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Metric - US Customary

Ingredients

180 g almond flour
220 g powdered sugar plus extra for dusting the cookies
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
60 g egg whites approx the egg whites from 2 large eggs

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°C/360°F and arrange the baking tray onto the middle shelf of the oven.
In a large bowl, mix together almond flour, powdered sugar and cocoa powder, until combined.
In another bowl, whisk together the egg whites until foamy, then slowly incorporate them into the almond flour mixture.
Use your hands or an ice cream scoop to form small even balls. The mixture should be sticky but fairly firm, and the dough balls should hold their shape when placed on the baking tray. If the dough is very sticky, dust your hands in powdered sugar, then form the cookie dough balls.
Roll the cookie dough balls in powdered sugar (or fine cane sugar) then gently flatten using the back of a spoon or the palm of your hand, and return them onto the baking tray.
Place the almond chocolate cookies in the oven and bake them for 15 minutes. The cookies should have a slightly crispy surface, and should still feel quite soft when removed from the oven.
Transfer the chocolate amaretti cookies on a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely, then serve.

Notes

US Cups amounts are provided, or click on the button "US Customary" for fluid/ ounce amounts. Please note that I use grams for all my baking recipes because they're accurate and offer consistent results.#

You can substitute almond flour with blanched almonds. Simply place them in a powerful food processor and blitz until very finely ground.

You can form the chocolate amaretti with a small ice cream scoop. This will help you make evenly-sized cookies.

If the dough is very sticky, dust your hands in powdered sugar, then form the cookie dough balls.

You can roll the dough balls into fine sugar or powdered sugar.

Let the chocolate almond cookies cool completely on a cooling rack, this will help them achieve the perfect crunchy and chewy texture.

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