Chocolate bombs without eggs

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 250 g butter, soft
• 80 g powdered sugar
• 2 packs of orange zest or zest from an untreated orange
• 2 packets of Bourbon vanilla sugar
• 4 drops of bitter almond flavor
• 100 g almonds, ground, blanched
• 1 pack of cream pudding powder
• 2 tbsp, heaped cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 250 g flour
• 30 small sweets (chocolate balls) or chocolate bonbons

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Beat the butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Fold in the orange zest, vanilla sugar, and bitter almond oil. Add the blanched and ground almonds. Sift the pudding powder, cocoa powder, baking powder, and flour into a bowl and knead by hand. The dough will be a little sticky at first, but you don’t need to add more flour. Preheat the oven to 170°C (top/bottom heat) or 150°C (fan oven). Take a walnut-sized portion of dough and knead briefly. Make a small well and place the chocolate ball or chocolate bonbon in it. Shape the dough around the chocolate ball. Repeat until all the dough is used up. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, leaving space between each cookie. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes on the middle rack. Dust with powdered sugar when warm.