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2/3
cup all-purpose flour
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2
tablespoons Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder
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3/4
cup butter, softened
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1
cup sugar
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3/4
teaspoon vanilla
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1 1/2
cups finely ground blanched almonds
1. In a small bowl, stir together flour and cocoa powder; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in almonds. Beat in flour mixture just until mixture is combined. Cover and chill dough about 1 hour or until it is easy to handle.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil; set aside. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls about 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. Press each ball to flatten slightly.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until firm. Cool on cookie sheet on a wire rack. Remove cooled cookies from cookie sheet. Spread about 1 teaspoon of the Earl Grey Ganache on the flat side of each of half of the cookies. Top with the remaining cookies, flat sides down. Makes 28 sandwich cookies.
- Storage Place sandwich cookies in layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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1/3
cup whipping cream
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4
Earl Grey tea bags or tea ball containing 4 teaspoons of loose Earl Grey tea
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4
ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
In a small saucepan, bring whipping cream to boiling. Remove from heat. Add Earl Grey tea. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Remove tea bags or ball from cream. Squeeze tea bags well or press tea leaves in tea ball with the back of a spoon to release any liquid. Return cream to boiling. Remove from heat. Immediately add milk chocolate. Stir until chocolate melts and mixture is shiny and smooth. Cool to room temperature.
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A winner! I won the "tastiest treat" award at my friend's annual cookie exchange party with these cookies. They are wonderfully unique and refreshing in a world of chocolate cookies - they're in a league of their own. I wish I had made smaller rounds though, so they'd go further. I highly recommend these.
12/17/2011 06:49:26 PM Report AbuseVery good cookies! I agree that they were very greasy so I let them cool on a paper towel to remove some of the grease. The taste is fantastic! Even my husband loved them!!! The cookies are delicate and very flavorful.
2/3/2011 07:21:14 AM Report AbuseThese are my new favorite cookies and I posted the recipe on my blog, if you want to follow how to make it, go to: Cookteen.Blogspot.com
11/20/2009 11:29:53 PM Report AbuseI followed the recipe exactly, but they came out super greasy. I laid them on paper towels to soak up the grease, but they still just tasted like butter. They were also so delicate that they broke apart while being frosted. The ganache recipe is very good, however, and I will use it in some other application
10/28/2009 04:11:25 PM Report Abuse