Strazzate (Chocolate-Almond Cookies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 3/4 cups finely ground almonds
2 tablespoons roughly chopped almonds
1 1/2 cups flour, plus
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons chocolate chips
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup galliano liqueur or 1/2 cup Kahlua
1/3 cup coffee, room temperature

Preparation

Heat oven to 325\u00b0F Grease 2 baking sheets with butter.
In a small bowl, whisk together baking powder and 1 tbsp lukewarm water until dissolved.
In a large bowl, combine ground almonds, chopped almonds, flour, sugar, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, oil, and salt.
With a wooden spoon, vigorously stir in the baking powder mixture, liqueur, and coffee to form a wet dough.
Using your hands, roll 1 oz chunks of dough into balls and transfer to prepared baking sheets spaced about 1 inch apart.
Bake until set (about 30 minutes). Transfer to racks to cool.