These little cookies have been brought up multiple times during our nomination process at the Tuesdays with Dorie blogroll, so I was excited to finally make them, plus I love almond paste when used in baking. Let's clarify this. I love to eat things made with almond paste. This is the first time I have made something with almond paste.
I decided to make this already easy recipe easier by not making my own almond paste. As instructed in the recipe, I searched high and low for a can of paste instead of a tube, but had to settle for a tube. To make up for this, I wound up using a wee bit less sugar than the recipe called for.
I think they turned out well. Nice and chewy but a bit crispy on the edges and outside in general. I believe they could have been a bit crispier; maybe this was due to the paste coming from a tube or maybe because they turned out a bit larger than I think they should have been. Regardless, I am looking forward to them hardening up over the next couple of days… and eating more of them.
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| Rhiannon approved! |
I have made my own almond paste before-buying it is so much easier!
ReplyDeleteI love almond paste too! I thought these were quite wonderful!
ReplyDeleteRhiannon's expression says it all-- these are tasty cookies!
ReplyDeleteClearly I bought the wrong almond paste. mine were inedibly sweet. Bummer. Glad your daughter liked them though. Great pic!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't find the can either...yours look just like mine :)
ReplyDeleteWe're totally on the same page. I wish I had made these a little smaller too. I can't wait to see how the texture changes also.
ReplyDeleteYup - smarter to stick with buying the paste (I've made it before and it never seems to come out the way I like it).
ReplyDeleteI like the chewy texture, but I guess I am weird like that.
They look great!
These were tasty, even a couple days later, which I think I liked them best. More than two days, they became to crispy for my liking. Looks like Rhiannon enjoyed them!
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