Almond Cookies

5 from 1 vote

These Italian almond cookies are chewy, sweet, and covered in real sliced almonds. This gluten-free almond cookie recipe only requires 5 ingredients and 10 minutes!

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time22

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: almond cookies

Servings: cookies

Calories: 136kcal

Author: Kasey Schwartz

Equipment

Baking tray
Parchment paper
Large mixing bowl
Shallow bowl
Measuring cups
measuring spoons
Cookie scoop
Rubber spatula

Ingredients

1 cup sliced almonds
3 egg whites
3 cups almond flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking tray with parchment paper. Set the tray aside for now.
Place the sliced almonds in a shallow bowl and set aside.
1 cup sliced almonds
Add the egg whites to a large bowl and whisk until the whites are a little foamy. You do not need to whip them too much, you just want to break up the whites a little bit.
3 egg whites
Add the almond flour, sugar, and almond extract to the bowl with the egg whites and stir together. The mixture will be stiff but smooth.
3 cups almond flour, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Scoop the almond batter into balls about 1 ½ inches in diameter and roll each one in the sliced almonds, coating the whole ball in the almonds. Place the almond cookie dough ball on the prepared baking tray and flatten them slightly with your hand. Space the cookies about 1 ½ inches apart.
Bake the cookies for about 13 minutes. The edges and top will be slightly browned.
Move the cookies to a cooling rack to cool then dust with powdered sugar and enjoy!
powdered sugar

Notes

Try mixing everything together in a large food processor to really make the dough smooth and cohesive.
Add ½ cup chopped dried cherries to the cookies to make a true Italian classic dessert. Stir the cherries into the cookie dough before rolling in the almonds.

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