WONDERFUL ALMOND FINGERS
I make this recipe every holiday season and everyone loves it. These cookies are light and sweet. They can be made a lot of ways with different extracts. Also the ends can be dipped into melted chocolate (they are very good this way).
Provided by Courtney
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 60
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, cream together unsalted butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and egg yolk one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into the sugar mixture until smoothly blended. Fill a large pastry bag fitted with a 3/4 inch round tip. A large freezer storage bag with one of the corners snipped off will also work.
- Pipe dough into 2 inch long logs using a side to side squiggle motion. Space cookies at least 2 inches apart. Place cookie sheets with cookies into the freezer for a couple of minutes to harden.
- Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- In the microwave or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt chocolate and 2 tablespoons of butter, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the milk. Dip both ends of the cooled cookies into the chocolate and place them onto waxed paper to set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 72.4 calories, Carbohydrate 7.6 g, Cholesterol 15.7 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 20.3 mg, Sugar 4.8 g
LADYFINGERS
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line two 17 x 12 inch baking sheets with baking parchment. Fit large pastry bag with a plain 1/2 inch round tube.
- Place egg whites in bowl and beat on high until soft peaks start to form. Slowly add 2 tablespoons of the sugar and continue beating until stiff and glossy. In another bowl beat egg yolks and remaining sugar. Whip until thick and very pale in color.
- Sift flour and baking powder together on a sheet of wax paper. Fold half the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture. Fold in flour, and then add the remaining egg whites. Transfer mixture to pastry bag and pipe out onto prepared baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 25 calories, Carbohydrate 4.6 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 0.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 11 mg, Sugar 2.8 g
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