Dessert for 15
Chocolate Dipped Almond Cookies
$4.11for 485 minServes 15
Tender almond cookies bake until golden, then receive white and semisweet chocolate coatings with almonds and peppermint chips.
Photo: foodiecrush.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $2.36Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 8.25 oz | $1.83Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 15 oz | $6.75Typical price |
| Marshmallows and candy$0.25/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.23Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $15.40 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlour
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 85 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 15servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$1.03 per serving$4.11 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 6 oz white chocolate
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cups slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup peppermint baking chips
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
- Beat the butter and sugar until smooth, then mix in the egg yolk, vanilla, and salt.
- Stir in the flour and 1/4 cup almonds, shape 15 cookies, and place them on the sheets.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until lightly golden, then cool the cookies completely.
- Heat each 1/2 cup cream in a small saucepan until steaming, then stir the white chocolate into one pan and the semisweet chocolate into the other.
- Dip the cookies into the melted chocolates, then sprinkle them with remaining almonds and peppermint chips before setting.
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