Italian Almond Cookies Ii

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 2 lbs almond paste
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 8 egg whites
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f (175 degrees c).
• 2 grease cookie sheets.
• 3 in a large bowl, use your hands to mix together the almond paste, flour, egg whites, sugar and confectioners' sugar until well blended.
• 4 the mixture will be very sticky.
• 5 place the sliced almonds into a small bowl.
• 6 scoop out rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough and drop them into the almonds.
• 7 roll until completely coated.
• 8 place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• 9 bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.
• 10 cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.