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London Almond Cookies

Total Time: 55 minutes  

Preparation Time: 40 minutes

Bake Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 25 people 

Ingredients: 

125g      Unsalted Soften Butter (Arla / SCS)

60g        Icing Sugar

5ml       Vanilla Essence

200g      Super Cake Flour (Uni-President)

60g        Corn Flour

1            Egg Yolk

25 - 30   Whole Almonds

300g      Dark Compound Chocolate

              Toppings (Sprinkles/Almond Nibs)

STEP 1

Roast the almonds in a preheated oven at 150°C for 10 - 15 minutes.

Let it cool.

STEP 2

In a bowl, add butter and icing sugar.

Use a hand-mixer and beat till mixture is well-combined.

Add egg yolk and vanilla essence. Beat evenly.

STEP 3

Sift in cake flour and corn flour. 

With a spatula, fold the mixture till it is well-combined. Knead to form dough.

STEP 4

Take a portion of dough (8g) and flatten it. Wrap an almond inside, and shape it into an oval. Repeat till there is no dough remaining.

STEP 5

Bake the dough at 170°C for 15 minutes. Let them cool.

STEP 6

In a separate bowl, melt the compound chocolate.

Coat the baked dough with melted chocolate and place it inside a paper cup. 

Top it off with some sprinkles, and leave it to set.