Description
Delightful cookies combining chocolate chips and almond extract with a buttery shortbread base, perfect for creating sweet family memories.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark)
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Optional: Chopped almonds or sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy (about 3-5 minutes).
- Stir in the almond extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour and salt. Gradually mix this dry mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips and any optional chopped almonds.
- Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Use room-temperature butter for easier mixing. Start checking cookies for doneness a couple of minutes early to avoid overbaking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: cookies, chocolate chip, almond, shortbread, dessert