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🍽️ Crunchy Almond Orange Cookies

57 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 untreated oranges
• 60 g dark chocolate
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 125 g flour
• 50 g ground almond kernels
• 175 g sugar
• 0.5 tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 small pinch ground allspice
• 3 egg yolks
• 150 g butter
• 1 egg white (for brushing)

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the oranges under hot water and pat them dry.
2. 2. Finely grate the orange peel.
3. 3. Finely chop the chocolate.
4. 4. Mix the cocoa powder with the flour.
5. 5. Sift the flour mixture onto a clean work surface.
6. 6. Mix the chocolate coating, the almonds, 100 grams of sugar, half of the orange peel, the cinnamon, the cloves, and the allspice.
7. 7. Add this mixture to the flour work.
8. 8. Form a well in the center.
9. 9. Place the egg yolks into the well.
10. 10. Cut the butter into small pieces.
11. 11. Place the butter pieces on the edge of the flour mixture.
12. 12. Coarsely chop all ingredients with a spatula until crumbs form.
13. 13. Quickly knead the crumbs together with your hands to form a shortcrust dough.
14. 14. Divide the dough into two halves.
15. 15. Shape the halves into two rolls with a diameter of about 4 centimeters.
16. 16. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
17. 17. Line two baking sheets with baking paper.
18. 18. Mix the remaining sugar with the rest of the orange peel for decoration.
19. 19. Brush the frozen dough rolls with the beaten egg white.
20. 20. Quickly roll the rolls in the orange sugar.
21. 21. Slice the rolls into pieces about 5 millimeters thick.
22. 22. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
23. 23. Bake the cookies in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
24. 24. Remove the baking sheets from the oven.
25. 25. Lift the cookies off the baking sheet along with the baking paper.
26. 26. Let the cookies cool down.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 57
• Protein: 1 g · Fett/Fat: 3 g · Carbs: 6 g