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Ingredients

• ✓ sweet dessert wine
• almond
• all-purpose flour
• olive oil
• white sugar
• cocoa powder
• cocoa powder
• lemon
• vanilla extract
• baking powder
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• clove

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread out almonds evenly on the baking sheet.
2. 2 Bake almonds in the preheated oven until toasted, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
3. 3 Place almonds in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until finely chopped.
4. 4 Increase heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
5. 5 Place flour in a large bowl and pour in 1/2 the sweet dessert wine, a little at a time. Stir and mix into a wet, sticky dough. Fold in almonds, olive oil, sugar, 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, lemon zest, vanilla extract, baking powder, and baking soda.
6. 6 Pour remaining port wine into a saucepan and heat until warmed. Stir in cinnamon and cloves and add mixture to the dough. Knead dough for a few minutes until it holds together well but is still sticky. Shape dough into walnut-sized oval balls that resemble little rocks. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto the baking sheet.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.

By NonnaPia