Name: Almond Paste Crescents
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Yield: twenty crescent cookies
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: Pinch of salt (about ⅛ teaspoon); 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 7 ounces sliced almonds (to roll the dough in when shaping the cookies in step 4); 1½ cups almond flour, plus ½ to ¾ cup reserved for kneading dough and shaping crescents; 1 ounce organic cocoa butter wafers or chunks; 9 ounces Belgian 54% to 55% dark couverture chocolate (about 1¾ cups), high-quality brand recommended; 2 tablespoons coconut oil; 1 tablespoon almond liqueur or almond extract; 3 egg whites; 7 ounces almond paste; 1 tablespoon water, hot; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1½ cups sugar

Preparation info

Yield:
twenty
crescent cookies

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

German Heritage Baking

By Heidrun Metzler

Published 2024

About

These delicious almond paste cookies are one of my favorites. They are soft and slightly gooey, with a candy-like crunch around the edges. The chocolate-dipped ends make a heavenly finish. Choose one of the two options included in this recipe for the dipping chocolate. The easy dipping chocolate is simpler, and a good place to begin for new bakers. The tempered dipping chocolate requires more steps, but it produces a smoother covering.