Orange & Clove Almond Cookies

I was a bit sad my parents weren't able to sample any of my brioche tart, so I decided to bake them some cookies instead!

I made two batches (next post will be the chocolate and peanut butter pillows) and I think this one was the more successful. These are quite dry and light, rather like Greek almond cookies, and go very well with a cup of tea.





230g butter, room temperature
1/2 cup icing sugar
2 tbsp orange zest
1/3 tsp ground cloves
1/4 cup ground almonds/almond flour
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup icing sugar, plus extra, for dusting


Preheat oven to 175 C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and confectioners sugar. Beat in orange zest, ground cloves, ground almonds, cornstarch and salt.

Slowly blend in the flour until all of the flour has been incorporated and the dough comes together.

Shape dough into small balls and place on prepared baking sheet.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the edges of the cookies just start to brown.

Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes.

Sift 1/2 cup icing sugar onto a plate. Dip the bottom of each cookie into the sugar, then place on a wire rack. Dust tops of cookies thoroughly with remaining sugar. Or if you're me, just roll them around a bit.

Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

Makes about 25 cookies.


From Baking Bites