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 (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.

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