Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 3/4 cup whole skinned almonds
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • zest from 1/2 orange
  • 3 1/2 ounces dark chocolate (good quality)

Instruction

  • Pre-heat oven to 350°.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • On an unlined cookie sheet toast almonds for approximately 5 minutes in the pre-heated oven.  Remove from oven, move to a small bowl and let cool.
  • In a medium bowl beat eggs and sugar to combine, then add flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, honey, vanilla and zest and combine with a wooden spoon, then fold in the almonds.
  • Move to a lightly floured flat surface and gently knead into a soft dough.
  • Divide into 2-3 parts and form into 2-3 logs (I found 3 logs to be just right). Approximately 8-10 inches long, place on prepared cookie sheet and brush with beaten egg (a small egg), bake for approximately 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, let sit 5 minutes and then cut each log into 1/4 inch slices on the diagonal, place cut side up on the cookie sheet and bake again for approximately 5-10 minutes or until dry.  Let cool completely before dipping in melted chocolate.  Enjoy!