Almond biscuit

Not to be confused with Chinese almond biscuit.

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, 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.

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

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