Martha Stewart Giant Almond Crumb Cookie Recipes

BIG ALMOND-ORANGE-GINGER COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter bottom and sides of an 8-by-11-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Spread almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet; bake until golden brown and fragrant, about 12 minutes. Let cool completely. Transfer to a food processor; pulse until finely ground. Whisk together flour, salt, and cardamom. Whisk in almonds. In a separate bowl, stir together marmalade and lemon juice.
• Beat butter with sugar, orange zest, and ginger on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add flour mixture; beat on low speed just until clumps begin to form, about 30 seconds. Press 3 packed cups of mixture into bottom and up sides of prepared pan. Spread marmalade mixture over crust. Crumble remaining flour-butter mixture over top, creating clumps. Bake 25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and continue baking until light golden brown and firm, 25 to 30 minutes more. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let cool completely. Remove cookie from pan, running a spatula between cookie and base to release. Serve, with fruit, chocolate, and sorbet. Store cookie in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.

BLACKBERRY CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter and flour paper, tapping out excess.
• Make topping: In a medium bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; add 1 cup flour, and mix with a fork until large moist crumbs form. Refrigerate topping until ready to use.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat room-temperature butter, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low; mix in flour mixture. Spread batter evenly in pan; sprinkle with blackberries, then chilled topping.
• Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Using paper overhang, lift cake onto a work surface; cut into 16 squares.

MARTHA STEWART'S ALMOND CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Cream the butter and the 2/3 cup confectioner's sugar until fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and almond extracts, then add the almonds. Stir in the flour and beat until well mixed.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Divide the dough in half into a roll one inch in diameter. Cut each roll into 3/4 inch slices, roll each slice into a cylinder 2 inches long, place 1 to 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and form into a crescent shape.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Let cool, then roll in confectioner's sugar until coated.

GIANT ALMOND JOY COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar.
• Beat in the vanilla and the eggs one at a time until completely incorperated.
• In a seperate bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda.
• Add the flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time waiting until each portion is well incorperated.
• Stir in chocolate chips, coconut, and almonds.
• Grease 1 12 inch cake pan
• Shape the dough into a large ball and flaten into the middle of the pan until it is 1 1/2 inch disk (it will not reach the sides of the pan).
• Bake for 30 minutes.

MARTHA STEWART ORANGE SABLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Place almonds and confectioners sugar in the bowl of a food processor.
• Process until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, set aside.
• Place butter and zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment.
• Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
• On low, add almond mixture, beat until combined. 10-15 seconds. Add egg and orange juice, combined. Add flour, combine.
• Place 2 12x 16" of parchment on a clean work surface.
• Divide dough in half.
• Form a rough log with each half. place on parchment.
• Fold parchment over dough, use a ruler to roll and press dough into 1 1/2" diameter logs.
• Chill for at least 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Spread sanding sugar in a jelly roll pan and unwrap logs and roll in sugar to coat.
• Cut into scant 1/4" rounds, place on sheets, 1" apart.
• Bake until edges are golden, about 15 minutes.rotating halfway through.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Bake or freeze remaining dough.
• Store baked cookies in a air tight container for up to 2 weeks.

BREAD CRUMB COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients in large bowl.
• Combine liquids and add to dry.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from pan while still warm.
• Cool on rack.
• Variations: Mexican Chocolate Cookies: add 1 tsp cinnamon and almonds.
• Cinnamon Sugar Cookies: omit cocoa add 1 tsp cinnamon.
• Cappuccino Cookies; add 1 tsp cinnamon, and 2 Tbsp instant coffee.