Festive desserts with almonds: 

Almond and date "polvorones"

I would like to share with you some  delicious festive desserts with almonds I found in the blog delicooks.com. The blog has all sorts of recipes and among them I found one I particularly like because besides being delicious, it has none of the "wrong"  ingredients that would ban it from a macrobiotic cookbook. Since the blog is in Spanish, I have translated  the recipe in English for non Spanish speakers.

Ingredients:

300 gr. raw almonds 
135 gr. dates

Directions:

1. Soak the almonds for 48 hours.
2. Drain and peel the almonds.
3. Place them in a baking tray and dehydrate until they are completely dry.
4. Place the almonds in a food processor and blend until you get a very thin  texture (not flour though) .
5. Remove the stones from the dates and add them to the almonds and blend.   
6. Shape the "polvorones" with the mixture.
7. If you want to keep them for some time, you can dehydrate them completely. 

"Polvorones" are typical Spanish Christmas sweets.