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Almond Mocha Butter Drops

Source of Recipe


Maggie's Head






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup butter
  
• 1 cup sugar, divided
  
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
  
• 1 egg
  
• 2 tsp instant coffee
  
• 1 Tbl water
  
• 1/4 cup cocoa
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• 2 cups blanched whole almonds
  
• Extra sugar for sprinkles
  






Instructions



1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
   
   
2. In the work bowl of a food processor process 2 cups blanched almonds and 1/4 cup sugar until almonds are chopped. Some will be fine and some coarse, but that's ok. Put chopped almonds into a cake or pie pan and put into the oven to toast. Stir occasionally.
   
   
3. Cream butter and remaining 3/4 cup of sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, almond flavor and coffee. Mix well.
   
   
4. Measure flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder. Add to mixture in the bowl a few tablespoons at a time. Stir in toasted almonds.
   
   
5. Drop by tablespoonsfull onto a non-stick Air-bake sheet. Sprinkle the top of each cookie with sugar.
   
   
6. Bake 11 minutes. Leave on baking sheet one or two minutes to cool before moving to a wire rack to cool.
   
   






Final Comments


Makes 28 cookies