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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/almond-cookie-sandwiches-filled-dark-chocolate/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/almond-cookie-sandwiches-filled-dark-chocolate/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "almond-cookie-sandwiches-filled-dark-chocolate",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/almond-cookie-sandwiches-filled-dark-chocolate/",
  "title": "Almond Sandwich Cookies with Dark Chocolate Ganache",
  "summary": "Crisp almond butter cookies with a touch of amaretto, which I sandwich in pairs with a smooth dark chocolate ganache.",
  "categories": [
    "cookies"
  ],
  "holidays": [],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "prep": 45,
    "cook": 13,
    "rest": 180,
    "total": 238
  },
  "yield": {
    "amount": [
      25,
      30
    ],
    "unit": "sandwich cookies"
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Cookies",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "all-purpose flour",
          "note": "210 g",
          "text": "1½ cups all-purpose flour"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 6,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "ground almonds",
          "note": "heaping, 90 g",
          "text": "6 tbsp ground almonds"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 7,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "cold butter, cubed",
          "text": "7 oz cold butter, cubed"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.667,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "powdered sugar",
          "note": "70 g",
          "text": "⅔ cup powdered sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "pinch",
          "item": "salt",
          "text": "1 pinch salt"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "vanilla extract",
          "text": "1 tsp vanilla extract"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "egg yolks",
          "text": "2 egg yolks"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "amaretto",
          "text": "1 tbsp amaretto"
        },
        {
          "item": "demerara sugar",
          "note": "a little for sprinkling over the cookies",
          "text": "demerara sugar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Dark chocolate ganache",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 4.5,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "bittersweet chocolate",
          "note": "53% cacao",
          "text": "4½ oz bittersweet chocolate"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "heavy cream",
          "note": "1/2 carton",
          "text": "½ cup heavy cream"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "honey",
          "text": "1 tsp honey"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Cookies",
      "steps": [
        "In a food processor fitted with the steel blade, pulse the flour, almonds, butter, powdered sugar, salt and vanilla until crumbly.",
        "Add the yolks and amaretto and process just until a dough forms.",
        "Gather the dough by hand and flatten it into a disk about ⅜ inch (1 cm) thick. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for about 1 hour.",
        "Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C).",
        "Roll the dough out to about ⅛ inch (3-4 mm) thick and cut out rounds. Arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving space between them.",
        "Sprinkle the cookies with a little demerara sugar.",
        "Bake for 9-13 minutes, until golden and set. Cool completely."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Ganache and assembly",
      "steps": [
        "Chop the chocolate or break it into pieces and put it in a medium bowl.",
        "In a small saucepan, bring the cream and honey just to a boil.",
        "Pour the cream over the chocolate, wait about a minute, then stir until the ganache is rich and glossy.",
        "Let the ganache cool at room temperature for about 3 hours, until set.",
        "Once set, stir the ganache well until creamy and smooth.",
        "With a teaspoon, spread ganache on half the cookies and top each with another cookie to make sandwiches."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-14"
}