Chocolate Amaretti Cookies Recipe

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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
724
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F Place almonds on a sml baking sheet & bake 10-12 minutes, turning occ till golden brown. Allow almonds to cool to room temperature Reduce oven temp to 325°F.
  2. Line a lrg baking sheet w/baking parchment. In a food processor, process the toasted almonds w/half the sugar till the almonds are finely ground but not oily.
  3. Transfer the ground almonds to a bowl & stir in cocoa powder & confectioner's sugar. Set aside.
  4. In a med mixing bowl, beat egg whites & cream of tartar w/a hand-held mixer till stiff peaks form.
  5. Sprinkle in the remaining sugar 1 tbsp at a time, beating well after ea addition & cont beating till the whites are glossy & stiff. Beat in the almond extract.
  6. Add the almond sugar mixture & gently fold into the beaten egg whites till just blended.
  7. Spoon the mixture into a lrg piping bag filled w/a plain 1/2 in nozzle. Pipe 1 1/2 in rounds about 1 in apart on the prepared baking sheet. Press a slivered almond into the center of ea cookie.
  8. Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes or till they are crisp. Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.
  9. W/a metal spatula, transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. When cool, store in an airtight jar or cookie tin.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 724.47 Kcal (3033 kJ)
Calories from fat 462.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 51.43g 79%
Sodium 80.29mg 3%
Potassium 722.37mg 15%
Total Carbs 52.65g 18%
Sugars 37.58g 150%
Dietary Fiber 9.86g 39%
Protein 23.07g 46%
Iron 3mg 16%
Calcium 236.4mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 459.84 Kcal (1925 kJ)
Calories from fat 293.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.64g 79%
Sodium 50.96mg 3%
Potassium 458.5mg 15%
Total Carbs 33.42g 18%
Sugars 23.85g 150%
Dietary Fiber 6.26g 39%
Protein 14.64g 46%
Iron 1.9mg 16%
Calcium 150.1mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 18
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • cholesterol free,
  • high fiber

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