Chocolate-Amaretti Tortes

Name: Chocolate-Amaretti Tortes
Yield: Makes 4 Servings
Ingredients: 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 3/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted; 12 1 1/2-inch-diameter amaretti cookies (Italian macaroons), about 2.6 ounces total; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; Pinch of salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup sugar; 3 large eggs; 3/4 cup chilled whipping cream; 1 1/2 teaspoons powdered sugar; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2 amaretti cookies, crumbled

By Dorie GreenspanPhotographer Mark Thomas

February 29, 2004

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