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Italian Amaretti Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 15 Minutes
Servings: 1
This Italian cookie is said to be 2000 years old...Wonder if Caesar ate them.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups almonds, ground fine in food processor
2 tbls flour
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (sift first, then measure)
3 large egg whites
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp lemon extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325
2. Mix ground almonds, flour and sugar together until thoroughly mixed
3. Mix egg whites, almond and lemon extract together with an electric mixer on high until stiff peaks form
4. Fold almond mixture into egg whites
5. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper
6. Drop rounded tspfuls onto cookie sheet, leaving about 1 1/2 inches between cookies
7. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until cookies are lightly browned
8. For a chewy consistency, remove cookies from oven immediately For a crisp cookie, turn off oven and leave door slightly open to allow the cookies to dry out for 1 hour
9. Makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
By RecipeOfHealth.com