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Croquants de Cordes

Name: Croquants de Cordes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 125 g whole almonds; 200 g caster sugar; 80 g flour; 70 g egg white; 1 tablespoon rum

This crunchy almond cookie is emblematic of the village of Cordes-sur-Ciel in the Occitanie region of France.

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Duration

45 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: December 21^th 2025

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For 20 pieces, you will need:

1 125 g whole almonds
2 200 g caster sugar
3 80 g flour
4 70 g egg white
5 1 tablespoon rum
Total weight: 490 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

15 min.

Cooking

30 min.

All in all

45 min.

Preparation 15 min.

Cooking 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Preheat oven to 150°C (300°F).

Coarsely chop 125 g whole almonds.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 15 min.

Pour them onto a baking tray and roast for 15 minutes at 150°C (300°F), then take them out and turn the oven up to 170°C (340°F) for the rest.

Leave to cool.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Pour 200 g caster sugar and 80 g flour into a bowl and whisk to combine.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Add 70 g egg white, and 1 tablespoon rum and mix again.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour in the roasted almonds and stir again.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Pour (or better, pocket) small heaps onto a sheet of baking paper laid out on a baking sheet.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 15 min.

Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Remove from the sheet when hot, then cool on a wire rack.

Stage 8

Enjoy warm or cold.

Remarks

For a chocolate version, add 10 g cocoa powder to the flour.

The rum can be replaced by orange blossom water.

Keeping: Several days in a jar or closed metal box.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	7 g RDI=11 %	57 g RDI=22 %	13 g RDI=19 %	393 kcal RDI=20 %	1,646 kJ RDI=20 %
Per piece	1 g RDI=3 %	14 g RDI=5 %	3 g RDI=5 %	96 kcal RDI=5 %	403 kJ RDI=5 %
Whole recipe	35 g RDI=55 %	280 g RDI=106 %	68 g RDI=94 %	1,926 kcal RDI=96 %	8,066 kJ RDI=96 %