Low-fat Almond Love Drops

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups almonds
• 2 egg whites
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 cup fruit preserves, preferably all fruit and sugarless

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor fitted with metal blade or in a blender, grind together everything except the preserves until a smooth paste forms drop teaspoonsful of the paste onto a greased or nonstick cookie sheet, or one lined with parchment paper.
• 2 with a wet spoon, make a depression in the centers of the cookies.
• 3 place a small dollop (about 1/2 teaspoon) of fruit preserves in each depression.
• 4 bake in a preheated 350f oven until lightly golden, between 10-15 minutes.