Recipes with almonds

Scotch black bun, a traditional Scottish Hogmanay fruitcake wrapped in buttery shortcrust pastry and packed with raisins, almonds, brandy, and warm spices. A rich celebration centerpiece.

Oatmeal cranberry nut cookies loaded with rolled oats, whole berry cranberry sauce, toasted almonds, molasses, and warm spice. A soft, chewy holiday cookie that uses up leftover cranberry sauce.

Coconut almond balls coated in milk chocolate with a whole almond on top. A homemade candy made with shredded coconut, corn syrup, and microwave melted chocolate.

Very nice dessert, I make these biscuits very often, all my kids love them, my husabnd even love them too.

Traditional Panforte di Siena with toasted almonds, hazelnuts, candied orange peel, citron, cocoa, and honey syrup cooked to soft ball stage. A dense Italian Christmas confection.

Slice-and-bake almond cookies with toasted almonds in a buttery brown sugar dough. Four freezer-ready logs yield 80 thin, crispy cookies baked in 10 minutes.

Caramel almond apple pie is a single-crust apple pie with sliced tart apples under a bubbling brown-butter caramel and sliced almond topping. Scratch oil-crust, one hour bake.

Mushroom almond pate with toasted almonds ground to a paste, blended with sauteed mushrooms, butter, thyme, and garlic. A vegetarian pate that's rich, earthy, and spreadable.

Schwarzwalder kirschtorte (Black Forest cake): a three-layer German chocolate-almond sponge soaked in kirsch, filled with whipped cream and sour cherries. The classic Schwarzwald showpiece.

Spiced cherry biscotti studded with candied cherries and almonds, warmed with nutmeg, and dusted with cinnamon-nutmeg sugar. A ruby-flecked holiday coffee cookie.

Kourabiedes are traditional Greek butter cookies with ground almonds and brandy, dusted heavily in powdered sugar. Fragile, sandy, and meant for celebrations.

Italian almond-ricotta cake with lemon zest and juice throughout. Moist, tender cake with light crumb from folded egg whites, baked at low temperature.

Kaesekuchen, traditional German cheesecake: a light cottage cheese and sour cream filling with lemon, vanilla, and raisins, baked on a buttery shortcrust base and topped with almonds. Lighter than the American style.

A naturally gluten-free almond cake made with whole boiled oranges, pith and all, served with a luscious marmalade cheesecake cream. Moist, fragrant, and utterly irresistible.

Mandelbrot almond bread with layered cinnamon, twice-baked into crisp toasted slices. A traditional Jewish biscotti-style cookie that's dense, crunchy, and dairy-free.

Homemade mincemeat with raisins, currants, apples, almonds, candied peel, and brandy. No suet needed. Ground twice, baked, and aged for rich, spiced holiday filling.