Almond biscuit

Not to be confused with Chinese almond biscuit.

Amandines de Provence, a poster by Leonetto Cappiello, 1900, which shows a woman eating almond biscuits

An almond biscuit, or almond cookie, is a type of biscuit that is made with almonds. They are a common biscuit in many different cuisines and take many forms. Types of almond biscuits include almond macaroons, Italian amaretti, Spanish almendrados, Armenian nshablits (Armenian: նաշաբլիթ), qurabiya (a shortbread biscuit made with almonds), Moroccan biscuits and desserts , and Turkish acıbadem kurabiyesi. In addition, Turkish şekerpare are often decorated with an almond.

In Norway, sandbakelse or sandkake are a type of almond cookie that is baked in fluted tins.^[1]

In Indonesia, almond crispy cheese is a type of crispy flat almond cookie with almond and cheese on top.^[2]

Most kinds are crisp; some, such as the Italian amaretti morbidi, are soft and chewy.

Gallery

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  Ricciarelli are a Tuscan almond biscuit.
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  Almendrados are a type of almond biscuit in Spanish cuisine.
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  Acibadem kurabiyesi is an almond biscuit in Turkish cuisine.
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  Almond crispy cheese is one of the almond biscuits in Indonesian cuisine.

See also

• Food portal

• Almond paste
• Chinese almond biscuit
• Macaroon
• List of almond dishes
• List of cookies
• List of pastries

References

1. Stokker, Kathleen (2000). Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions in Norway and the new land. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 27. ISBN 0873513908
2. Uci, Tiara (28 April 2022). "5 Keistimewaan Almond Crispy Cheese, Camilan Surabaya dengan Rasa Premium". mojok.co (in Indonesian). Terminal Mojok. Retrieved 29 June 2022.