Almond Crispies Recipes

GLUTEN-FREE ALMOND CRISPIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the syrup, oil, water and extract until well blended. Combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into syrup mixture until blended. Stir in almonds., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks.

ALMOND CRISPIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat butter and remaining sugar until crumbly. Beat in the egg, milk and extracts. Combine the flour, ground almonds and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour., Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Coat bottom of glass with cooking spray, then dip in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Flatten cookies with prepared glass, redipping in cinnamon-sugar mixture as needed. Top each cookie with an almond., Bake at 325° for 16-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

ALMOND THINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. Sift together the flour and salt and slowly stir into butter mixture until just blended.
• Divide batter in half and place each half on in the center of two ungreased, flat-sided cookie sheets. Dip a spatula in warm water and spread batter to cover the entire baking sheet, making sure batter is spread evenly. Sprinkle almonds and press gently into dough.
• Bake each sheet about 12 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Cut hot cookies into 2-inch squares. Return to oven and bake until lightly golden... about 5 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent over baking.
• Remove from oven to a wire rack. Slide spatula under cookies to loosen. Cool completely on cookie sheets. Store in airtight containers with waxed paper between layers.

ALMOND CRISPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment, and lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites. Beat on medium speed until thick, about 3 minutes. Beat in extracts.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls, and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Flatten each ball with dampened fingers, and gently press 2 sliced almonds on top.
• Bake until just brown on top, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and place on a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheet while still warm, and place on a wire rack to cool.

ALMOND COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream butter or margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add almond extract and egg. Beat well. Stir in flour, crispy rice and almonds.
• Shape into balls one inch in diameter and place on ungreased baking sheets. Press with a floured fork to flatten slightly. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until lightly browned.

VANILLA ALMOND RICE KRISPIES TREATS

Steps:

• Melt margarine in large non-stick pan (I use my T-Fal Dutch oven) over medium-low heat.
• Add marshmallows and stir until melted and smooth.
• Turn off flame.
• Stir in extracts.
• Fold in cereal and continue folding until well coated.
• Spray 13 X 9 pan with cooking spray and press mixture into pan (I spray my hand with a little Pam and then use my hand but you can use the back of a buttered spoon if you don't have asbestos fingers like mine).
• Cool and cut into squares.

CRISPY ALMOND BUTTER THINS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Using a heavy duty stand mixer cream butter with sugar and almond extract on medium speed until well combined (about 5 minutes or until no sugar granules should remain).
• Beat in egg yolks until combined.
• In a small bowl combine the flour with salt until combined; add to the creamed mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
• Remove to a surface and work the dough using with clean hands until smooth.
• Divide the dough evenly in half.
• Shape into two logs, wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap and chill for minimum 3 hours or until very hard.
• Set oven to 350°F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Unwrap the dough log then slice into about 1/4-inch slices (the thinner that you slice these the crispier they will be when they bake).
• Place onto lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake until lightly browned around the edges (about 12-15 minutes, the cookies will not be crispy if you under bake them).
• Cool slightly on baking sheet (the cookies will harden even more upon sitting) then coat in sugar.

ALMOND-OATMEAL CRISPIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat butter and almond paste with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg until well blended. Stir in cookie mix and 1 tablespoon water until soft dough forms.
• Using cookie scoop (2-tablespoon size), drop dough by level scoopfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Press 1 almond in center of each mound of dough.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix icing ingredients until smooth. Drizzle icing over cookies.

ALMOND BUTTER CRISPS

Steps:

• Halve 1 cup almonds and reserve.
• In a food processor grind almonds with sugar and salt until fine. In bowl of a standing electric mixer beat almond mixture and almond extract into basic dough until just combined well. Pat dough into a rectangle. Chill dough, wrapped in wax paper, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Working with one third of dough at a time, roll out each piece of dough between two sheet of wax paper into a 12- by 9-inch rectangle, slightly more than 1/8-inch thick. Cut dough into 1 1/2- to 2-inch almond shapes (or any other shape preferred), arranging cookies about 1/2 inch apart of baking sheets. If dough becomes too soft to work with, freeze or chill uncut dough on baking sheet until firm.
• Brush cookies lightly with egg whites and gently press a reserved almond half in center of each cookie.
• Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until pale golden, about 10 minutes, and cool on racks. Cookies may be stored between layers of wax paper in airtight containers up to 6 weeks frozen.

CRISP RICE-ALMOND PIECRUST

Steps:

• Pulse cereal and almonds in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter, sugar, and salt; pulse until combined. Use immediately.