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Armenian Almond Cookies

July 20, 2011 by Lois Britton 7 Comments

In need of a baked goody to say thank you to a new Armenian friend, my first thought was to make one of Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, I may still do that in addition, but I decided that Armenian Almond Cookies were a must do.

Our friend, whose name I’m not sure how to spell, is called something like Zorro. I know that’s not the spelling. He has imigrated to Poland and operates a business preparing kabab meat for the many kebab restraunts in Poznan.

We met at a party one night. We were among the  first to arrive. He spoke Armenian and Polish, only a word or two of English. Yet he found a way to tell us about his home land, thanks to YouTube videos, and he also told us the names of all the famous Armenian Americans.

He brought some meat from his business to cook for the group later that evening, so I followed him into the kitchen, and with sign language, my limited Polish and his limited English, he shared his recipe for the spice mixure and the sauce that he whipped up on the spur of the moment.

I wanted to do something to show my appreciation for his generousity and hopefully remind him of home, and I know he appreciated the gesture. These tasty cookies are sure to be appreciated by anyone for whom you bake them too.

Because they’re so easy to make, I can see these almond scented shortbread cookies making an appearance again on my Christmas cookie tray.  I love any sweet with almonds, and shortbread has long seemed like a special, indulgent treat to me — ever since a friend visiting the hospital when our first daughters (not a typo, we have twins) were born brought a box of shortbread.

She said, “these are for you when you’re up during the night.”  Obviously, my friend had children, and her thoughtful gift was greatly enjoyed but never during the light of day.

 

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Armenian Almond Cookies

  • Author: polishhousewife
  • Prep Time: 25 min
  • Cook Time: 25 min
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 2 dozen 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: baking
  • Cuisine: Armenian
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Description

A wonderful almond flavored shortbread cookie


Ingredients

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1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup almonds, finely ground
24 whole blanched almonds


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 F (160 C)
  2. Cream butter and sugar
  3. Add flour and salt
  4. Mix in extracts and ground almonds until the batter is well combined
  5. Roll the dough into 24 balls about the size of a walnut (27g in my case)
  6. Place on a baking sheet and flatten with a fork, making a criss-cross pattern, as you would with peanut butter cookies.  No need to flour the fork,  the dough isn’t sticky
  7. Lightly press one blanched almond on top of each cookie
  8. Bake until the bottoms are lightly brown, about 25 minutes

Keywords: armenian almond shortbread cookie

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Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com,  she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

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Comments

  1. Vicki

    July 20, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    Oh my gosh! Just the title alone was enough to peak my interest! This sound incredible. Definitely a Christmas cookie. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

    Reply
  2. Hanaâ

    July 20, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    Thanks for sharing the recipe. These look great. Almonds are my favorite nut!

    Reply
  3. evil cake lady

    July 20, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    These cookies look delicious, and any cookie given post partum (especially with twins!) is a great gift!

    Reply
  4. Lois B

    July 21, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    ECL – you’re so right about the post-partum cookie gift. I’ve tried to do the same when I can.

    Reply
  5. Ege Denne

    July 21, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    I dont have the possibility to make cookies, so I`ll just enjoy your pictures 😉

    Reply
  6. ButterYum

    July 24, 2011 at 5:19 am

    These are very similar to the Chinese Almond Cookies my family enjoyed so many times when I was growing up. I think I’ll make a batch soon. Great memories!!

    Reply

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    July 15, 2017 at 1:46 pm

    […] favor at our next meeting with samples of a few things I’ve been whipping up in the kitchen, almond cookies, and his favorite Bailey’s […]

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