Chocolate-Almond Tea Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Almond Tea Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 dz.
Ingredients: 1 Recipe Cream Cheese Spritz; 5 oz. bittersweet chocolate; 1/2 c. almond slivers

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Nov 17, 2014

Marcus Nilsson

Yields:

1 dz.

Prep Time:

25 mins

Total Time:

1 hr

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Perfect for tea time or holiday cookie exchanges.

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Ingredients

1
Recipe Cream Cheese Spritz
5 oz.
bittersweet chocolate
1/2 cup
almond slivers

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Step 2With mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar and salt until creamy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla, scraping down side of bowl. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour just until combined.
3. Step 3Transfer dough to large piping bag fitted with large open star tip. Pipe dough into 2-inch logs on cookie sheets, 2 inch apart. Repeat as necessary.
4. Step 4Bake 12 to 18 minutes or until deep golden brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet on wire rack 10 minutes. With spatula, transfer cookies to rack to cool completely.
5. Step 5Brush ends of cooled baked cookies with melted bittersweet chocolate. Dip chocolate ends into small bowl of finely chopped almonds. Let stand until chocolate sets, about 3 hours.