Low Sug Italian Almond Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 8 ounces almond meal
• 2 cups maltitol (powdered)
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine almond flour and 1 1/2c powdered maltitol in mixing bowl with fork until consistent.
• 3 while mixer is on low, add egg whites one at a time.
• 4 add the rest of the maltitol, the almond extract, and the flour. mix until consistent.
• 5 drop onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper using a small cookie dough scoop or by the rounded iced-teaspoon full.
• 6 bake 15 to 20 minutes until starting to brown. remove from oven and let sit a couple more minutes on cookie sheet. carefully remove to cooling rack.
• 7 i was missing one ingredient. next time i will press each dough ball slightly into a bowl filled with 1c sliced almonds before placing on cookie tray. this really makes the cookie! i didn't have any. they're not included in the nutritional value at the moment.
• 8 this made 20 servings last night and is calculated as such. should make 24. i used too much dough per scoop.
• 9 this recipe was based on "italian almond cookies ii" at allrecipes: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/italian-almond-cookies-ii/detail.aspx
• 10 i had to more or less figure out how to make my own substitute for the almond paste, and it cut down a bit on regular flour at the same time. ignore the picture there. these should be almost coated with a layer of the sliced almonds. i found the allrecipes recipe when trying to recreate the famous italian almond cookies found at giolitti's in annapolis! trust me -- they need the sliced almonds to be truly great. :).
• 11 number of servings: 20.
• 12 recipe submitted by sparkpeople user prairieharpy.
• 13 number of servings: 20.