Traditional Almond Cookies

Traditional Almond Cookies

Ingredients:
3 cups slivered almonds -- toasted
3 egg whites
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
1 teaspoon amaretto

Directions:
OR
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Granulated sugar
Heat oven to 300º. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper, or
grease and flour cookie sheet. Place almonds in food processor or blender.
Cover and process, or blend, until finely ground but not pastelike.
Beat egg whites in medium bowl on high speed until stiff. Stir in almonds,
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar and the powdered sugar. Stir in amaretto.
Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie
sheet. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until
brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack. Drizzle with melted
bittersweet chocolate, if desired.
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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an
approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.
Copyright:
"© General Mills, Inc. 1998."
Yield:
"48 Cookies"
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