Mandelscotti

Melissa's Note:

Lightly sweet dipping cookie

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 15 cookies

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3; cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder.
3. In a separate bowl, mix oil, eggs, and extracts.
4. Add liquid to flour mixture, blending well.
5. Turn dough onto floured surface, knead to work in flour.
6. Dough will be sticky, but place on parchment-covered baking sheet and spread out with fingers until approx 1" high and 3" across, working into oblong shape Bake 25 minutes.
7. Transfer to wire rack, cool for 10 minutes.
8. Reduce oven temperature to 325F degrees.
9. Slice log into approximately 15 slices.
10. Lay flat and return to oven for 5-7 minutes, until toasted.
11. Flip and repeat.
12. Cool on wire rack.
13. Feel free to add 1/2 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips when kneading dough, or to dip cooled cookies in melted chocolate.

Reviews

[Chef #165096]

These are very good. I followed the recipe exactly and got 18 slices. Crisp and delicious, the combined almond and vanilla essence gives a disticntive Italian flavour. I found it easier to form the first log with wet hands and had no problems in transferring the baked log or in cutting the slices.