Chocolate Chip and Almond Cookies
For Christmas I had prepared quite a few varieties of cookies and one of them was chocolate chip and almond cookies, a recipe adapted from allrecipes, absolutely simple to make. I tweaked the recipe and added coarsely powdered toasted almonds for the extra nutty flavor. Golden brown treats flecked with spots of black chocolate chips and toasted almond pieces, intensely rich, slightly nutty and crumbly - in other words, they taste heavenly. Must mention that they make a great match with a cup of masala chai.
Chocolate Chips and Almond Cookies Recipe
Preparation: 15 mts, Baking: 20 mts
Makes approx 28 cookies
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2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tsps vanilla essence
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup powdered almonds (roast almonds and coarsely pwd)
1 Sieve together flour, baking soda and salt. Keep aside.
2 In a bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg and egg yolk until light and creamy.
3 Mix in the seived ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and toasted almond pwd using a wooden spoon.
4 Drop cookie dough using a tablespoon onto prepared cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 2 1/2 - 3 inches apart.
5 Bake in a pre-heated oven at 170 C for about 20-22 mts till the edges are slightly toasted or till done. Once baked, the cookie will feel soft on touch but once cool it will harden. If you over bake beyond the mentioned time limit, you will have a very crunchy cookie.
6 Cool on a wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough. Store in airtight container.
By sailu • Feb 20th, 2008 • Category: All Recipes, Cakes & Cookies, Flour Recipes, Pasta & Baked Recipes
Hello Sailu
Wow those cookies are mouthwatering….I too want to bake them. We have just shifted back to Mumbai. Can I ask what oven you use to bake. Thank you.
I use an OTG (Oven, Toaster, Grill), Supriya.
Thanks Sailu….I am bothering you a lot…I am getting confused with all the brands that we have in the market…I am not sure which one to buy….and none of my friends here have a OTG to check out which brand is reliable. Can I ask which brand or make it is. I have heard about Morphy Richards, Bajaj are good ones. Thank you.
Your not bothering me at all, Supriya.:). I use Murphy Richards OTG.
Delectable!!!
Cookies looks delicious. Nothing better than home made cookies. They are indeed the best
I saw your christmas cookies and I make the eggless tutti frutti ones (the one with custard powder) very frequently and even sent them to india for my sister. She loved them…They are so simple to make.I Have to try the oats and cornflakes cookies. These almonds ones also look so lovely. I am going to try them for sure.
Sailu,the pic has me drooling n the description u hv given on how it tastes has just added to my droolometer!
must try those!!(they look wonderful!)
Perfect cookies. almonds and chocolates pair really well with each other!
pass me that jar! Thank you very much!!
I am reminded of the Mrs.Fields cookies, that I get in malls. Looks gorgeous.
Cookies look perfect.Should try those.
Delicious and I like the sound of almond with chocolate chips! Thanks for sharing!
Hi, i am from andhra settled in saudi arabia. let me know pls in which should i beat the eggs,vanilla powder, oil,etc for any type of cake, in a mixy or handy mixer, or by our hands. which is good? because my cakes become holes when i bake. i have gas oven, is it good let me know pls.
Hi Sarla, a hand whisk is good enough. You could invest in an electric hand whisk too. I have never used a gas oven, Sarla so I can’t comment on that.
wow… looks delish…. They look thin yet mosit.. good one!
They look awesome Sailu! and that cute gift-jar is so adorable!:)
Beautiful cookies: chocolate chips and bit of almonds, now that must have tasted heavenly! And I love the way you gift wrapped them!
oh wow! the cookies look perfect! love the picture
You are so talanted Sailu. You bake so well too. I have bookmarked so many of your eggless cookie recipes!
Dear Shailu ,
I also make the chocchips cookies adding almond meal. U can also reduce the amount of plain flour by adding groung oats. These are very healthy cookies and my son really loves it.
Ur website is great. Good job.
Shibani
Sounds amazing! I am going to substitute white chocolate and prepare this one over the weekend.
I just love white chocolate. Someday I should try it also with macademia nuts. My absolute fav combo wite chocolate-macademia nut cookie
Hi..
ur cookies look really wonderful..WIll surely try them..
What a lovingly wrapped jar of cookies that is, Sailu. Who wouldn’t be thrilled to receive it?
hi sailu
once again if u dont remember - i’m from vizag- and visit your site everytime i’m online. very interested in your embroidery stuff too. i do some myself but lazy. but the guy u have seems to be very good. do u take orders?? anyway the reason i’m writing is where do u get chocolate chips in vizag??
Yes, Shobha, I do remember and thanks for visiting my site. I don’t take orders.
In Vizag, they are available at Poorna Market road, wholesalers of bakery supplies usually have them. Available at Jain stores and I think the owner’s name is Vinod.
Hi Sailu,I do visit ur website everytime and even tried dahi vadas, its tastes yummy,and ur presentations r lovely, i wondered if u can tell us the recipe of puliogare please.
hai sailu garu, i am from guntur, presently in japan. i am newly married. when i saw ur site i felt very happy because ur site is very helpful and i really love it. i have small doubt. instead of baking can i deep fry them in oil?
Sarvani garu, I’m glad the site of help to you. You need to bake only and not deep fry.
Hi Shailu,
I love your website. I have tried lots of recipes an all have turned out perfectly well. When My 7 year old son asked if I knew how to bake xmas cookies for christmas. I at once said yes because I remembered seeing this recipe on your site!!!!!!
Just one query. You say 1 cup powdered almonds. Do I measure the almonds in the cup before I powder them?. I have never done cookies before. I really want to get it right. Melted butter means melted in microwave till it is runny or just soft at room temperature.
Thanks and keep up the awesome work.
Sarita