Easy Eggless Almond London Cookies

Step 1

Soften the butter at room temperature, about 25-30 minutes before you start working on the recipe. The butter should be soft when you press on it but it shouldn't be wet or shiny

Step 2

Preheat oven at 320 F (160 C). Mash the butter with sugar with a wooden spatula until they are combined, creamy, and pale in color. You can use a hand mixer to cream them too. Sift in all-purpose flour, cornstarch, and salt. Combine until you can form a soft dough. Add the cornflakes, as you mix the cornflakes into the dough, crush them into smaller pieces to evenly distribute them throughout the dough

Step 3

Divide the dough into 40 equal pieces. Keep them covered and work with one at a time. Flatten the dough with your palm and grab one whole almond. Wrap the dough around the almond. Roll it smooth to shape like an oval. Place this in mini baking paper and put it on top of a baking sheet. This cookie doesn't expand much. Repeat with the rest of the dough and whole almonds

Step 4

Place the baking sheet in the middle rack in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until just lightly golden brown. It shouldn't color much

Step 5

Let the baked cookies cool down completely. When they have cooled down, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for a few seconds until they are melted. You can also use a water bath by bringing water to a gentle boil in a sauce pan, then lower the heat to LOW. Put a heat-proof bowl, larger than the saucepan on top. Stir the chocolate chips until they are all melted evenly. Keep this warm at the lowest temperature

Step 6

I think the easiest way for me to do this is to spoon some chocolate and pour it on top of the baked cookies. You can also dip the baked cookie in the melted chocolate and then put it back into the paper cup. Either way works

Step 7

Decorate with some chopped almonds and shredded sweetened coconut flakes (optional). Put them in the fridge to let the chocolate set

Step 8

Once the chocolate is set, you can keep the cookies in an air-tight container or cookie jar at room temperature. They can last for weeks. The chocolate will not melt once it's set unless they are being handled with hands too much