Recipe

Italian Amaretti Cookies Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Wynnebaer / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago This Italian cookie is said to be 2000 years old...Wonder if Caesar ate them. Prep:10m Cook:15m Servings:1	Wynnebaer
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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

Preheat oven to 325

Mix ground almonds, flour and sugar together until thoroughly mixed

Mix egg whites, almond and lemon extract together with an electric mixer on high until stiff peaks form

Fold almond mixture into egg whites

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper

Drop rounded tspfuls onto cookie sheet, leaving about 1 1/2 inches between cookies

Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until cookies are lightly browned

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

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies.

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