Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • egg whites from 3 medium eggs
  • 1 2/3 cups almonds (raw )
  • handful walnuts (raw and optional)
  • 1 2/3 cups icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (or rum extract)
  • icing sugar for powdering (optional)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven at 300 F
  • Ground almonds and walnuts until fine
  • With a hand mixer, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
  • Slowly add icing sugar, almond and walnuts, one tablespoon at a time and mix with a spatula until smooth.
  • Add vanilla and rum or almond extract.
  • Drop batter with a tablespoon onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving about 2 inches in between cookies. Alternatively you can use a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2" plain tip.
  • Dust with some icing sugar (optional)
  • Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.