Best Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches Recipes

Chocolate Amaretto cookies image

Provided by Nor Mac

Categories Cookies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 12

12 oz 60% dark chocolate ( i used ghiradellii 3 whole bars)
1/4 c butter
2 large eggs
1/2 c amaretto liquor
1/3 c sugar
1/4 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/3 c chopped nuts if desired
SUGAR TO ROLL COOKIES IN
1 c powdered sugar
1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder ( i used ghirardelli)

Steps:

1. Break up the bars of chocolate into a medium size sauce pan. Add in the chopped butter.
2. Heat on low heat. Stir ithe chocolate when it begins to melt. Stir until is fully melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
3. While chocolate is melting. In a bowl. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together. Whisk and set aside.
4. In another bowl. Whisk sugar, eggs, and Amaretto together. Mix well. Stir in nuts if desired.
5. With a wire whisk. Whisk chocolate mixture quickly, a little at a time into egg mixture. Whisk together until fully blended.
6. Add flour mixture into chocolate egg mixture. A little at a time. Mix until fully combined. Dough will be very soft
7. Place bowl in freezer. Freeze until you can handle it and roll into small one inch balls.( about an hour) You may re-freeze dough in between batches to make handling easier.
8. Mix powdered sugar and cocoa together well.
9. Make 1 to 1 1/2 inch balls out of dough. Roll balls in cocoa powdered sugar mixture.
10. Place balls on parchment lined sheet pan. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven when cookies are cracked. Cookies will be very soft. Do not overbake. Let cookies cool completely on sheet pan. Do not remove cookies until they are fully cooled. Enjoy!

Amaretto Chip Cookies image

Provided by smellyvegetarian

Categories Dessert

Time 19m

Yield 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 cup Smart Balance butter spread
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2/3 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup oatmeal
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chocolate chips (I like mini chips)
1/4 cup cherry-flavored dried cranberries

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375.
In a medium bowl cream butter and sugars until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, and amaretto then cream again.
In a separate bowl mix flours, salt, and baking soda. Add to wet mixture little by little.
Fold in chocolate chips and craisins. (At this point I highly recommend chilling the dough! Trust me, it is the key to yummy choco chip cookies!).
Drop by level tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets and bake 9 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.1, Fat 5, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 7, Sodium 160, Carbohydrate 14.4, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 8.5, Protein 1.3

Amaretto Chunk Cookies image

Provided by looneytunesfan

Categories Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur
2 teaspoons almond extract
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup sliced almonds

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Combine four, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugars until creamy. Beat in eggs, amaretto and extract. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips, coconut and almonds.
Drop dough by heaping measuring spoons on large, ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden around edges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.5, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 4.4, Cholesterol 19, Sodium 96, Carbohydrate 16.8, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 11.3, Protein 1.7