Salted Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies
Do you need an elegant cookie for an adult palate that is really easy to make? Salted Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies are your answer.
Equipment
- Sheet pan and cooling rack
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
Almond Butter Cookie Dough
- ½ cup almond butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Dipping Chocolate
- 1 cup dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tsp butter softened
- 1 Tbsp flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream together the almond butter, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Once it's well combined, whip in the egg and almond extract.
- Sift in the flour, baking soda, and salt, and fold to combine.
- Scoop out 1 Tablespoon-sized balls and roll them smooth in your hands.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the pan, and then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a glass bowl until it's mostly melted and there are still a few solid pieces. Stir to finish the melting, and then stir in the butter.
- Dip half of the top of each cookie into the chocolate and place back on the wire rack.
- Let the chocolate set for 10 minutes before sprinkling with flaky sea salt.