Chocolate Amaretto Butter Cookies

Chocolate Amaretto Butter Cookies

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup (2 sticks) Challenge Unsalted Butter, room temperature
  2. 1 cup sugar
  3. ¼ teaspoon salt
  4. 1 egg, separated
  5. 1½ Tablespoons Amaretto liqueur
  6. 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
  7. 2 cups all-purpose flour
  8. ¾ cup sliced almonds

Directions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 300°F.

  2. Step 2

    Melt and cool the chocolate to room temperature. Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add salt, egg yolk, Amaretto and chocolate; beat until blended. Gradually blend in flour.

  3. Step 3

    Spread and pat the dough evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 10" x 15" jelly roll pan or shallow baking pan. Beat the egg white just until foamy; spread or brush it evenly over dough. Sprinkle with almonds.

  4. Step 4

    Bake for about 30 minutes or until set (don’t overbake). Let cool for 5 minutes and then cut into 2-inch squares.

Note: The Amaretto liqueur can be substituted with 1 teaspoon of almond extract plus 1 Tablespoon of water.

Source: Challenge Home Economist

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