It sounds really good. Crushed almonds might have better color.
I actually have an almond meal based recipe. Haven't made it for years, don't know if it's the desired cookie texture OP wanted, but, here it is. We made it a ginger cookie, as you can tell from the 'additional' ingredients, but you use whatever you like. I'm sure it'd be great with nuts, choc chips, etc.
Excuse the somewhat rambling style, I took it from an old blog where I'd put it up to share with friends.
Gluten-Free Cookie Recipe
My partner is the Coeliac in the household, and she found a cookie recipe a while ago that is simple and easy. This time she got it just right, so here is the recipe, plus her pictures [I left out the pictures]
and method. Go wild!
Ingredients
* 1 cup ground almonds (almond meal)
* 50 grams melted butter (use dairy-free margarine as a substitute for butter)
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1 egg
* 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
* A pinch of salt (optional, especially if you use salted butter)
Additional
* 1/2 cup uncrystallised ginger (we used Buderim Naked Ginger)
* 1 teaspoon ground ginger
* 1 teaspoon mixed Spice
Method
1. Preheat oven to 170 C / 340 F
2. Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix with a fork.
I put the butter into the microwave for 30sec but you can melt it how ever you usually do. Don't add it to the batter while it's too hot though or it will cook the egg.
I chose to make stem ginger cookies this time. You can instead add chocolate chips, peanut butter, dates and walnuts... anything you like really.
I chopped half a cup of Buderim 'naked ginger'. Uncrystallised ginger is just crystallised ginger without the sugar coating. If you can't get it and you don't mind the sugar then just go for the crystallised stuff.
I added probably a teaspoon each of ground ginger and mixed spice. (Mixed spice is All Spice, cinnamon and nutmeg.)
3. Now the recipe says line a baking tray with baking paper. I tried this last time and I ended up with broken cookies with paper still attached. This time I just put them straight on my tray and they came up wonderfully.
Take one heaping teaspoon of batter at a time and place on to the baking tray.
I ended up just making balls of batter with my hands and slightly patting them down on the tray.
4. Bake for 10-15 minutes until they are done. Take them out of the oven when the sides start to brown.
5. Prepare for the awesome! Nom them all up *g*
Partner's Notes
I've made these a couple of times now. They worked much better this time. I think I just have trouble telling when cookies are cooked. Biscuits and cakes get browned on top and go solid when cooked. These things you have to take them out when just the edges start to brown. I guess the American people on my flist will be more used to that.
So, I grilled it with thin pear slices inside the sandwich, and that calmed it down a bit. I like to dip classic grilled cheese in ketchup, but for this version I made a dip of honey, apricot preserves, and siracha. Thumbs up to that combo. Served with the remainder of the pear, walnuts, and raisins. Probably wouldn't use that cheese again like this, but it all worked out and I ate it up.
