Almond Butter Cookies
Rich, chewy almond butter cookies
Ingredients
- 2½ cups cake flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 220 grams unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup smooth almond butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup treacle sugar or muscovado sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 3/4 cup almond slivers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and set it aside.
- With a stand or hand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together. Scrape the bottom of the bowl.
- Add the almond butter and continue to mix.
- Add the eggs and vanilla essence and mix until all is well incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and continue to mix on a low speed.
- Then add the almond slivers and fold into the cookie batter.
- Use a 1½ tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the dough and then roll out into balls.
- Evenly space the dough balls on the baking sheet and press each ball with a fork.
- Bake for 12 minutes until golden.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer it to a cooling rack.