Pitsate
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Makes about 36 large cookies.
Ingredients
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2¼ cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • zest from 1 medium lemon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 10 ounces chopped, toasted almonds (make sure you toast them for best flavor!)
  • 8 ounces chopped dark chocolate (use chips if you prefer)
  • ½ cup very, very strong coffee - cooled
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 400 F.
  2. Cover two baking sheets with parchment, or use silpats.
  3. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, cloves, and baking soda.
  4. Add lemon zest, vanilla, and eggs.
  5. Slowly add coffee and stir until combined.
  6. Stir in the almonds and chocolate chips.
  7. Sprinkle work surface generously with powdered sugar. Drop dough onto sugar and press into a disk. Turn over to coat both sides lightly, and roll approximately ⅓-inch thick.
  8. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut diamond shapes.
  9. Place on prepared pans approximately 1 inch apart, and bake for 12-13 minutes.
  10. Cool thoroughly on baking rack.
Recipe by The Rowdy Baker at http://www.therowdybaker.com/?p=4877