1/2 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Powdered sugar
1/4 c Unsifted flour
1/8 ts Salt
1 cn (8 oz.) almond paste
2 Egg whites
3 oz Pignoli; (pine nuts)
Powdered sugar
Make cookIE dough: Sift sugars together with flour and salt. Set aside. In
medium bowl, using fork, break up almond paste into small pieces. Add egg
white; beat with mixer till blended and smooth. With wooden spoon, stir in
fflour mixture till well blended.
Using rounded teaspoonfuls, roll dough into 1 balls and place 2 apart on
lightly greased cookie sheets. LIghtly press into rounds 1 1/2 in
diameter. Press several pignolias into each cookie. Bake 20-25 min. at 300
or till golden. Cool on wire rack; dust with powdered sugar. Store in
tightly covered container several days to mellow. Makes 2 1/2 dozen.
Yields
1 Servings