Milk Chocolate Toasted Almond Shortbread Sandwiches
- Ready In:
- 56mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
24 cookies
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
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Cookies
- 1 cup blanched almond, whole
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons brandy
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Milk Chocolate Filling
- 4 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
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Toasted Almond Filling
- 1⁄2 cup blanched almond, toasted
- 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon brandy
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Garnish
- 4 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup almonds, whole and natural (raw, not toasted or blanched)
directions
- To toast the almonds - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds in a single layer on baking sheet. Toast for 8-10 minutes on center rack of oven. Toast until golden brown.
- To make cookies - Combine almonds and 1/4 Celsius confectioners sugar in food processor and pulse until almonds are finely ground. Do Not Overprocess!
- In medium bowl whish together flour and salt.
- In heavy duty mixer with paddle attachment, beat butter for 30 seconds at medium speed, until creamy. Add remaining 3/4 Celsius confectioners sugar and beat for 2 minutes until light in texture and color. Scrape bowl and beat in brandy.
- On low speed beat in flour in thirds, scrape the bowl and beat in processed almonds.
- Scrape bowl and divide dough into fourths. Shape into 4" discs. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm enough to roll.
- Position 2 racks in oven. The first rack in the top third of the oven and the second rack in the lower third. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll out 1 disc between 2 sheets of waxed paper to 1/8" thick. Peel off wax paper, put it back on, turn the dough and wax paper over and peel off the other piece (to ensure nothing is sticking). Use a 2" round cookie cutter and cut out as many cookies as possible. Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1 1/2" apart. Repeat with remaining dough. Do not handle dough too much.
- Bake for about 13 minutes or until set. Switch sheet positions half way through cooking time. Cool on pan for 2 minutes and then transfer to wire racks.
- To make Milk chocolate filling - put chocolate in medium pan and melt. Whisk in sour cream. Set aside to cool slightly.
- To make Toasted almond filling - combine almonds and confectioners sugar in food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add butter cubes and brandy. Process until smooth, scraping sides.
- To assemble cookies - Spread 1 t chocolate filling on bottom of a cookie. Spread 1 t almond filling on the bottom of another. Sandwich together. Repeat until all cookies are done.
- To garnish the cookies - Melt chocolate and drizzle from fork over cookies. Dip whole almonds halfway into chocolate (so larger end is coated) and place on top of cookies.
- Store in airtight container with wax paper between layers.
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