Almond Pine Nut Cookies

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From the kitchen of Allie Virgilian

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Recipe Details

Bake Time:

15 minutes

Yields:
Tags:

28 cookies
Contains nuts, Good for parties/potlucks, Travels well

Ingredients

7 ounces almond paste (cut into small pieces)
1/3 cup sugar
2 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup pine nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat together almond paste, sugar, and 1 egg white in medium-size bowl until smooth.
Beat in second egg white, then vanilla extract.
Stir in flour until dough forms.
Drop batter by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on prepared sheets.
Cover each cookie with pine nuts, about 1/2 teaspoon each.
Bake in top third of oven until edges are golden, about 15 minutes.
Cool cookies on sheet on cooling rack.