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Chewy Italian Almond Biscuits

Hot baked biscuits in less than 30 minutes? Yes please! Here's a simple recipe for Italian almond biscuits. They are chewy, delicately sweet and packed with the rich flavour of roasted almond. 
Course Snack
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 12 biscuits
Calories 141kcal
Cost $7

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180˚C (350˚F) and line your baking tray with baking paper.
  • Place your almond flour, lightly whisked egg whites, caster sugar and vanilla essence and almond essence in a bowl and mix well with a fork. 
    1½ cups almond flour, 2 egg whites, ¾ cup caster sugar / superfine sugar, 1 tsp vanilla essence, 1 tsp almond essence
  • Sprinkle your icing sugar on a chopping board or plate.
    ¼ cup icing sugar / powdered sugar
  • Spoon a small scoop of mixture onto the board and coat generously with icing sugar while gently rolling into a ball.
  • Bake for around 15 minutes, until the outsides are nicely crispy yet the cookies are still soft inside. 

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Notes

Cook's Tips
  • If you want a crispier result, cook it for a few minutes longer.
  • The mixture will be quite runny, and that's completely normal.
FAQs
  • Do you have to whip the egg whites? You don't have to whip the egg whites in this recipe. You can if you like, but it's not necessary if you want to save time. Why not try both ways and see what you prefer?
  • Is almond flour the same as ground almonds? Yes, almond flour is finely ground almonds. So you can use either. The first time we cooked it we ground the almonds ourselves, and the second time around we used almond flour. Both work!
  • Can you freeze these cookies? Yes! You can freeze them and thaw them out as you want them or you can keep them in a sealed container for up to a week either on the bench or in the fridge. We kept ours out on the bench in our biscuit jar.
  • Is this a gluten-free recipe? Yes! As it uses almond flour instead of wheat flour, this is okay to cook for you or gluten-free friends.
Variations & Substitutes
  • If you can't find almond flour, you can finely ground almonds instead. In a pinch, you could also sub for pecans or walnuts however the outcome and flavour would be quite different.
  • You can pop a whole almond in the centre of each biscuit to make their presentation a little fancier.

Nutrition

Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg