My aayi keeps reminding me about nutritional values of almonds and suggests me to add it to my diet. Every time she told me about it, I would go and buy one pack of almond. Last week, I found I had a huge pack of almonds at home. So I thought of making cookies with them. I tried the first recipe that I found
from here. I changed it a bit to suit our taste and also make them eggless. The cookies turned out to be awesome. I am going to make some more again now.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup(150gms) almonds
1/2 tea spn baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
1 tea spn vanilla extract
1/4 tea spn salt
Few chocolate morsels(optional)
Method:
Grind almonds into powder – it need not become very fine. Keep aside.
Preheat the oven at 375F for about 10mins.
Mix butter and sugar till they form a uniform mixture.
Now add almond powder, baking powder, vanilla extract, salt, all purpose flour and mix.
Make small balls from the mixture and keep them on a greased cookie sheet. Leave enough space between two balls as the cookies expand after baking.
Keep one chocolate morsel on the cookie (optional). Bake at 375F for about 12-15mins.
When they are cooled to room temperature, they become very crispy.
Makes about 2 dozen cookies
hi shilpa,
thanks once again for the wonderful eggless cookie recepi. will efenetly try this out.:)
Very tasty cookies.Recently i posted almond cookies in my blog but my version has too many ingredients and quiet confusing.This is really simple but photo is not that attractive.Anyway i am posting jam centered cookies recipe now.Hope you will like it.
Best regards
Sindhura
http://sindhura-bayleaf.blogspot.com
hi….. its very good and though simple recipe..must try it….
one question…. in the picture why the bottom of cookies looks more brown bcoz from top they don’t look like burned to me….\\
thanks…..
Shilpa: Nusrat, I had used a butter based baking spray on the sheet which made the bottom brown and very crispy.
hi
always thks for ur wonderful recepies
do u have recepies for water chestnut indian style
thks keep it up
I think we can also use almond meal directly. Can you let me know if you beat the butter and sugar together or simply mixed it?
Shilpa: The main purpose of beating both together to get any uniform mix without having any loose sugar. So mix it as much as you can.
hi
wishing you a very happy new year…………i have a question i have baked cakes in the microwave with amazing results……i wud like to know if i can make cookies in the micro too
Wow..almond cookies are alws great..yours looks so appealing..how did u get the lovely brown at base?
I made almond cookies several times from here which includes coconut too, if using sliced almonds, try using crushed in ziplock instead of powder, great flavor, lingering after taste..(http://simplyspicy.blogspot.com/2007/10/coconut-almond-cookie.html) chk this version out too. I shall try yours as well.
Hey Shilpa, just read why base is beautiful crisp looking n brown..! 😀
almond cookies are the only ones i bake (sans butter and with egg whites). these are a great variation. wish you and your family a wonderful 2009, dear shilpa.
I have been planning to make cookies using almond meal for quite some time now…your cookies look yum !
Hi Shilpa,
This looks like a wonderful recipe. I just came across ur site whilst searching for recipes n its really amazing to c how much effort u hv been putting in n making it simple for others. Kudos to all ur efforts !!!!
I do not hv an oven so would like to know how do i cook this in a microwave.
Also in case Priya is reading this, since she has mentioned that she bakes cakes in microwave with amazing results please please share the trick so that even i will b able to hv the pleasure of baking a cake.
Thanx n once again fantastic efforts !!!!!!
Wish you Happy New Year Shilpa !
Do you think we can substitute oil for butter in this recipe?
Thanks,
Sonia
Shilpa: Sorry Sonia, I haven’t tried it.
hi mamta…………sorry i replied late….also you did not leave ur email id for me to reply to you….so am replying via this feed itself………for baking cakes use ur normal cake recipe……but add one pinch of baking soda to the cake batter….also you do not need to mix the batter too much…..and using a glass or microwave bowl ….micro the cake for about 5 mins…..check with a toothpick and immediately demould the cake when done……….in case you want to keep the cake for a longer period of time reduce the amount of sugar in the batter and pour a 3 or 4 tablespoons sugar mixed with water over the cake ..which retains the sponginess of the cake else it dries up too soon…….however you cannot make fresh fruit cakes with this method
Hi Shilpa,
Happy new year!!!
This recipe looks good and healthy for my cookie lover daughter…. just a clarification… do you use skinned almonds or do you leave the skin on? Sorry if I missed this in the recipe but I cudnt find it.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Komal
Shilpa: Leave the skin on.
Hi
Like your receipe
Can these cookies be made in micro wave?
Thanks & HAPPY NEW YEAR
Nilima
Shilpa: Yes, you can make them in microwave. They will get baked in very less time.
Hi Shilpa,
Have tried your nankhatai’s,and they turned out perfect!!Thank you for the wonderful recipe,it was a big hit. Great job with the website too!!
Quick question on the almond cookies…….can I use baking soda instead of baking powder? What is the difference?
Thanks again.
Shilpa: Check Difference between baking powder and baking soda.
you can also soak the almonds overnight and remove skin before grinding them .
Nice! Awesome cookies! They look super tasty! Try giving us a recipe on Dark Chocolate Cookies – they’ll be tasty and the antioxidants will make sure we all live longer 🙂
Hi Shilpa,
Thanks for sharing this easy recipe.
I tried this the way you mentioned… Dough tasted awsome.. but cookies turned out to be very hard…
I dint even keep it for 10 minutes… what do you think went wrong?
Thanks,
Sammy
What do you mean by they turned hard? they weren’t crispy?
can u piease post the recipe of chocolate chip cookies? Please….
Hi Shilpa,
Thank you so much for posting mouth watering recipes. I tried this recipe for the almond cookie. My dough was very wet. I do not know what went wrong with the proportions. I have a doubt as to whether we are to use powdered/confectioner’s sugar instead of granulated sugar?
Can you please let me know.
Thanks!
Meena!
I used granulated sugar
How much time will it take in the Microwave to bake?????? and can i bake it in a biscuit tray instead of sheet?
Thank you Shilpa, they came out really good.
can we make these cookies in cooker or not if yes how to keep them in cooker n for how long
Sorry, I don’t know
Hi shilpa..
Should d sugar be powdered..
Pl reply…
Thanks
Preema
You can use fine sugar
Hi Shilpa,
I tried the cookies and they tasted awesome. Had a tough time mixing the sugar as i had used granuled one. Next time will use the fine version.But few ?s..pls help me to bake them even better.
1. The base of few coookiea were dark brown and few almost blackish. I baked for almost 25 to 30 mins as while checking them if they are done, I could still feel them soft..yours look nice and light brown.
2. What should be the texture of the mix..moist n soft just enough t roll them to balls or a bit stiff
Thanks again..
Preema
Usually they become more crispy after they come to room temperature. So try baking for less time.
Hi Shilpa,
Can we put the cookies straight on the baking tray without the cookie sheet?
Regards
Ruchi
Yes you can. I use parchment paper for easy cleaning
How to bake it in microwave
Try baking in a microwave safe plate/sheet for 3-4mins. If not baked, continue again. Sorry I don’t bake anything in microwave, so I don’t know exact time needed
Hi Shilpa,
If I use almond flour directly, how much will I need?
Thanks