Passover Pb J Flourless Almond Butter Cookies Food

PASSOVER "PB & J" FLOURLESS ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl until well-blended.
• Use a teaspoon to scoop out a smallish amount.
• Roll into balls and place on parchment-covered baking sheet.
• Carefully press each ball down with a fingertip - balls are fragile, try to keep them from splitting open or you'll lose your jam.
• Balls should resemble a bird's nest.
• With another, clean spoon (we always keep our jams pareve and nut-free - you never know who might be stopping by!), scoop 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon of jam or jelly and slide it into the "nest".
• Repeat until all "nests" are full.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
• Allow to cool & solidify before peeling from parchment.
• Finish cooling on wire rack before serving.

ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Combine flour and baking powder; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg yolks and the extracts.
• Blend in the dry ingredients.
• Break off walnut-sized pieces of dough and roll into balls.
• Place 1 1/2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Press an almond into the center of each cookie flattening them slightly.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until the cookies are golden brown.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.

ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Combine butter, sugar and almond extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, until creamy. Reduce speed to low and add all remaining cookie ingredients. Beat until well mixed.
• Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls to 1/4 inch thick with bottom of buttered glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely.
• Melt chocolate chips and shortening over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2-4 minutes). Drizzle or pipe chocolate on cookies making a Christmas tree design, if desired.
• TIP: Bake a variety of cookies using the same dough by rolling balls in decorator sugars or pressing halved red or green candied cherries onto cookies or rolling balls in finely chopped nuts before baking.

ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350* and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat together almond butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add beaten egg and baking soda to almond butter mixture and beat until well combined.
• Roll 1 teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in sugar then place on cookie sheet.
• Place dough balls one inch apart on cookie sheet and either leave as little balls (which is how we like them) or flatten with tines of fork making a cross pattern.
• Bake until slightly puffed and a golden pale, about 10 minutes, careful not to over cook.
• Cool cookies on parchment paper about 2 minutes and then transfer with spatula to rack to cool at least 10 more minutes.

PASSOVER ALMOND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Beat eggs and egg whites briefly.
• Mix in all the other ingredients, adding the chocolate chips last.
• Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-15 min until cookie bottoms are brown, but not burnt.
• Let cool briefly, but remove while still warm.