Strazzate (chocolate-almond Cookies)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 3/4 cups finely ground almonds
• 2 tablespoons roughly chopped almonds
• 1 1/2 cups flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup galliano liqueur or 1/2 cup kahlua
• 1/3 cup coffee, room temperature

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f grease 2 baking sheets with butter.
• 2 in a small bowl, whisk together baking powder and 1 tbsp lukewarm water until dissolved.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine ground almonds, chopped almonds, flour, sugar, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, oil, and salt.
• 4 with a wooden spoon, vigorously stir in the baking powder mixture, liqueur, and coffee to form a wet dough.
• 5 using your hands, roll 1 oz chunks of dough into balls and transfer to prepared baking sheets spaced about 1 inch apart.
• 6 bake until set (about 30 minutes). transfer to racks to cool.