How to Make Italian Chocolate Cookies
These Italian chocolate cookies, with warm spices and toasted sliced almonds, provide a cozy, nostalgic feel in each bite that makes them perfect as Christmas cookies or for any special occasions.
Servings: 48 Cookies
Calories: 107kcal
Equipment
- 1 pair Gloves food-safe
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups + 2 ½ Tbsp Flour
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp Sugar granulated
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 3 oz Chocolate Chips (a little less than ½ cup)
- ½ cup + 3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder unsweetened
- 1 Hershey Bar (43g)*
- ⅛ teaspoon Cinnamon ground
- ⅛ teaspoon Nutmeg ground
- Rind of ½ Lemon (about 1 Tbsp)
- ¼ cup Olive Oil
- ½ cup Water
- 1 Egg
- 6 oz Sliced Almonds roasted (first step)
Instructions
Roasted Almonds
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread the sliced almonds out, evenly, on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
Italian Chocolate Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients EXCEPT for the almonds. Mix well.
- Add the almonds. Mix again.
- Cover the bowl, that the dough is in, with a lid or plastic wrap. Allow to rest for one hour at room temperature.
- Wearing food-safe gloves**, roll dough into logs that are about one inch in diameter.
- Slice diagonally. For clarity (and a photo) on this, click here to jump to the “Slice on the Diagonal” section.
- Place on an unprepared baking sheet (no parchment paper or oil, I know I was skeptical too).
- Bake for 9-10 minutes. The cookies should still be a little bit soft and a finger should leave a slight impression in them when lightly touched.
- Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
*My ADHD brain forgot to halve the chocolate bar while trying to figure out what a small Hershey bar in an old recipe meant. The extra chocolate flavor works well though! For more information on it, you can jump to that section by clicking HERE.
**For more information on why, click HERE to jump to the “Wear Gloves” section.
Nutrition
Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
