Best Chocolate Almond Spirals Recipes

CHOCOLATE ALMOND CRESCENTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in almonds and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to shape., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape 2 teaspoons of dough into 2-in.-long logs; form each log into a crescent. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Dip cookies halfway into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. If desired, sprinkle with coconut. Let stand until set. Cover dipped ends of cookies with waxed paper; dust undipped ends with confectioners' sugar. Store between pieces of waxed paper in airtight containers.

BASIC CHOCOLATE PINWHEEL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide dough in half; add cocoa to one portion. Divide each portion in half. On a baking sheet, roll out each portion between waxed paper into a 12x10-in. rectangle. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. , Remove waxed paper. Place one chocolate rectangle over a plain rectangle. Roll up tightly, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; wrap in plastic. Repeat with remaining dough. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. , Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND SPIRALS

Steps:

• With an electric mixer on medium-highspeed, cream butter and sugar until pale andfluffy. Beat in whole eggs and salt. Add vanilla,milk, flour, and cocoa; mix until incorporated.
• Turn out dough onto a piece of plasticwrap, and shape into a rectangle; wrap. Chilluntil firm, at least 1 hour, or up to 1 day.
• On a generously floured 12-by-26-inch sheetof parchment paper, roll out chocolate doughto an 11-by-24-inch rectangle, dusting with flouras needed and occasionally lifting dough withan offset spatula to prevent sticking. Chill again.
• On another generously floured piece ofparchment, roll out almond dough to a 9 1/2-by-24-inch rectangle, as described above.
• Lightly beat egg white; brush over chocolatedough. Gently stack almond dough ontop, aligning flush on one long side (there willbe a 1 1/2-inch space on the other long side).Cut stack crosswise into thirds to make three8-by-11-inch rectangles. Starting with theshort side where the edges are flush, rolldoughs together into a log, gently liftingparchment as you go. Lightly brush edge withegg white; seal seam by pinching and pressinggently. Wrap log in parchment or waxedpaper. Repeat with remaining two stackedrectangles. Chill in freezer until firm, about 1 1/2 hours, or up to 1 month.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheetswith parchment paper. Let dough stand atroom temperature 10 minutes. Using a serratedknife, cut log into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, rotating log after each cut to keep it round.Transfer rounds to sheets. Bake until setbut not taking on any color, 18 to 20 minutes.Transfer cookies (still on parchment) towire racks to cool completely. Cookies canbe stored up to 5 days at room temperaturein airtight containers.