Almond Cookies
These have the softest centre, which tastes like marzipan
Makes enough for: 13 cookies
Ingredients
- 150 g fructose
- 140 g salted butter
- 5 mls almond extract
- 1 egg
- 250 g flour
- 5 mls baking powder
- 12 g flaked almonds, lightly toasted, and roughly chopped
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
- Place the fructose and butter into a stand mixer bowl and cream together until light and fluffy
- Add the extract and egg and beat until combined
- Place the flour and baking powder into a bowl and mix to combine
- Add to the stand mixer bowl while the motor is running, a tablespoon at a time, until just combined
- When the dough has come together, use an ice cream scoop and scoop balls of the dough and place onto a lined baking tray, 5cm apart
- Sprinkle the flaked almonds on top of the cookies and place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool on the tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely