ALMOND ROCA COOKIES
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Ingredients
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour {10.5oz/301.54g}
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dark brown sugar {7.5oz}
- 1/2 cup sugar {3.5oz/99g}
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 package toffee bits
- 1 cup coarsely ground almonds
- 4 oz. milk chocolate
- 1/2 tablespoon canola oil {.25oz}
Details
Adapted from foodnetwork.com
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 300°F.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
>In bowl of an electric mixer, blend sugars together on med-speed. Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste. Add eggs and vanilla and mix at med-speed until light and fluffy. At low-speed, slowly add flour mixture and then toffee bits. Mix until just blended; DO NOT OVER-MIX
>Place ground nuts in a small bowl. Using hands, roll balls of dough into 1-1½” balls, then roll in the ground nuts. Place on cookie sheets several inches apart. Bake 22 minutes and then cool on rack.
>Melt chocolate with the oil in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Drizzle melted chocolate over cooled cookies. Place cookies on a cookie sheet and place in freezer or refrigerator until chocolate is firmly set.
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