Cocoa and Almonds Diamonds

Cocoa and almonds diamonds are simple and delicious cookies, perfect to accompany a good coffee or tea. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

• 250 g of all-purpose flour
• 150 g of soft butter
• 100 g of sugar
• 50 g of bitter cocoa powder
• 100 g of roughly chopped almonds
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch of salt
• Icing sugar (optional, for decoration)

Preparation

1. In a large bowl, cream the soft butter with the sugar until you have a smooth and fluffy mixture.
2. Add the egg and continue to mix well.
3. In another bowl, sift the flour with the cocoa and a pinch of salt.
4. Gradually add the flour and cocoa mix to the butter, sugar, and egg mixture, stirring until a homogeneous dough is formed.
5. Incorporate the chopped almonds into the dough and mix well.
6. Divide the dough into two or three parts and form cylindrical rolls about 3-4 cm in diameter. Wrap the rolls in cling film and let them rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
7. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
8. Cut the rolls into slices about 1 cm thick and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving a little space between each cookie.
9. Bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes or until the edges start to become slightly darker.
10. Let the cookies cool on a wire rack and, if desired, before serving, dust them with icing sugar.

These delicious cookies are perfect for dipping and keep well in a tin box, maintaining their crunchiness. If you prefer a variant without cocoa, you can simply omit it and increase the amount of flour by 50 g. Happy baking and enjoy your cocoa and almonds diamonds!