We had a family picnic last week and I decided to bake my famous cookies. They are referred to by many names, but the name that stuck is “O” Cookies since they make people that love them say “OH! These are great!” or something similar. If you like the combination of chocolate and almond and especially coffee, these cookies are for you. They’re very easy, but there is just one requirement… you MUST use your hands.
Something about how the ingredients blend is just never the same when you use a spoon/fork and don’t even bother with the electric mixer unless you want the texture to be ALL wrong. (Plus… the dough is so delicious that it’s hard to not link your own hands when you’re done.) The texture is halfway between candy and cookies… I think they are best a little crunchier, but if you like them softer, just put them in a smaller pan so they’re thicker… I use a bigger pan than the recipe calls for and bake them for only 9-12 minutes.
The almond sprinkling on top is very important. They toast up and makes the texture perfect.
The final product. Always looks a little different from regular cookies and they taste OH SO GOOD.
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“O” Cookies
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 cup sugar
2 cups sifted flour
2 tbl. instant coffee granules (or instant espresso)
1/2 tsp. salt (only use w/unsalted butter)
6 oz. mini chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped regular almonds or more to taste (not blanched)
Powdered Sugar
- Blend butter and almost extract
- Gradually add sugar, sifted flour, coffee granules, and salt (if using) then blend until creamy. (I usually wind up doing this literally with my hands as I add more of the dry ingredients. It blends better.)
- Blend in 6 oz. of mini chocolate chips
- Put mixture in a 15 1/4” x 10 1/4” x 1/4” pan (ungreased)
- Sprinkle almonds on top
- Bake 13-15 minutes at 375 degrees. (It may bubble, but it cools into an even cookie. These are the only cookies I know of that taste better when they’re cool and a day old!)
- Cut into squares while still hot with heavy knife
- Dust with confectioners sugar when warm
- Eat them in the morning for a quick picker-upper. Don’t eat them at night unless you need a good buzz!
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