Chocolate Almond Snowdrops

½ cup lightly salted butter, at room temperature

3 Tbs confectioners’ sugar

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

1 cup finely chopped almonds

2/3 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar

Preheat oven to 350°.

In a medium-sized bowl beat butter and the 3 tablespoons of confectioners’ sugar until smooth and creamy. Sift flour and cocoa into bowl and mix well. Stir in almonds. Wrap dough and chill 2 hours or more. Roll teaspoonfuls of the dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake 20 minutes, until firm on the outside and lightly browned on the bottom. Remove from oven and gently remove cookies to a wire rack to cool for 3 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners’ sugar and return to wire rack to cool completely.

Pat