Here are step-by-step instructions for making Almond Butter Cookies from scratch in 10 Steps (with Pictures). Almond has protein, fat, vitamins, iron, potassium and calcium. Ideal for making nut milks, nut butter, baking goods, toppings to salad, cereal and eating raw. This recipe makes about 60 pieces.

Almond Butter Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

675g plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
100g almonds flakes
225g butter, cut into tiny cubes
225g sugar
1egg, lightly beaten
60 whole raw almonds
1½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)

Method:

1. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
3. Grind the almond flakes finely in a food processor.
4. Add ground almonds into the flour mixture and mix well.
5. Add butter and mix until crumbly. Make a well in the centre.
6. Add sugar and egg and mix well until the dough is soft.
7. Divide the dough into small balls. Flatten each one slightly by pressing a whole almond onto it.
8. Place them on the lined baking tray.
9. Preheat the oven to 160°C and bake for 15-18 minutes, until a nice butter nutty smell comes from the oven.
10. Allow the almond cookies to cool on the baking tray for about two or three minutes, and after, transfer them to a wire rack to cool and serve or put them in an airtight container and keep at room temperature.

Note:

• Adding some of the sugar from the recipe to the almonds would help them grind more finely.
• Do not bake the cookies for too long or at a temperature that is too high. The cookies will turn out to be hard and dry.
• If you find that the cookies dough is too dry to handle, add a little bit (1-2 tablespoons) of water or milk. You may add egg or softened butter instead.
• Consider the sugar and butter amount carefully. If there is more sugar than butter, you will usually get a harder cookie, but if there is a little extra butter, you will get a softer, chewier cookie.