Chocolate Almond Shortbread Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Chocolate Almond Shortbread
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F
  2. Pulse almonds with flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor until very finely chopped.
  3. Add butter and pulse just until a dough forms.
  4. Press dough evenly into an ungreased 9-inch square baking pan with your fingers.
  5. Cut dough into 16 squares with a sharp knife, then cut squares diagonally to make a total of 32 triangles.
  6. Bake until cookies are dry to the touch, 15 to 17 minutes.
  7. Transfer pan to a rack and run a thin knife around edge of pan to loosen cookies while hot.
  8. Recut hot cookies into triangles, then cool completely in pan.
  9. Dust with confectioners sugar just before serving.
  10. **Note: Cookies can be made 5 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
  11. Makes 32 cookies.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 271.31 Kcal (1136 kJ)
Calories from fat 157.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.47g 27%
Cholesterol 30.5mg 10%
Sodium 76.91mg 3%
Potassium 112.25mg 2%
Total Carbs 26.88g 9%
Sugars 12.63g 51%
Dietary Fiber 2.06g 8%
Protein 4.21g 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 34.3mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 470.48 Kcal (1970 kJ)
Calories from fat 272.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.3g 27%
Cholesterol 52.9mg 10%
Sodium 133.37mg 3%
Potassium 194.65mg 2%
Total Carbs 46.61g 9%
Sugars 21.9g 51%
Dietary Fiber 3.58g 8%
Protein 7.31g 8%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 1.2mg 4%
Calcium 59.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.5
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top