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Coffee croquants
The croquants, those delicious little cookies so crunchy that live up to their name, are here in a hazelnut-almond coffee version.
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Last modified on: May 31th 2026
For 15 pieces, you will need:
- 1
80 g whole hazelnuts - 2
80 g icing sugar - 3
1 egg white - 4
1 teaspoon coffee extract - 5
80 g flakeds almonds - Total weight: 275 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation
25 min.
Resting
5 min.
Cooking
15 min.
All in all
45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 4 min.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Pour 80 g icing sugar and 1 egg white into a bowl.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Whisk until smooth and homogeneous.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Add 1 teaspoon coffee extract and mix well.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.
Add the hazelnuts and 80 g flakeds almonds...
Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
...then mix everything together.
Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F), fan-assisted.
Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F), fan-assisted.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 10 min.
Place a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet, and spoon out small mounds of dough, flattening them slightly with the spoon.
Stage 8
If you want round crunchy dough, there's a trick: place a cutter larger than the pile of dough, and turn it around to even it out.
Stage 9
Do this for all the dough piles.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 15 min.
Bake for 12 minutes at 180°C (360°F), using the fan assisted oven.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 5 min.
Leave to cool before serving.
Remarks
If you don't have coffee extract, replace it with 1 or 2 tablespoons of instant coffee or cold espresso.
If you don't have whole hazelnuts to chop, replace them with hazelnut powder.
If you don't have whole hazelnuts to chop, replace them with hazelnut powder.
Keeping: Several days in a closed container.
Source: Home made.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 11 g RDI=18 % | 35 g RDI=14 % | 34 g RDI=47 % | 500 kcal RDI=25 % | 2,094 kJ RDI=25 % |
| Per piece | 2 g RDI=3 % | 6 g RDI=2 % | 6 g RDI=9 % | 91 kcal RDI=5 % | 384 kJ RDI=5 % |
| Whole recipe | 32 g RDI=50 % | 98 g RDI=37 % | 94 g RDI=129 % | 1,375 kcal RDI=69 % | 5,760 kJ RDI=69 % |
How much will it cost?
For 15 pieces
3.75 €
Per piece
0.25 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Whole hazelnuts
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Flakeds almonds
Icing sugar
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Egg white
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