Almond Cloud Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 10 ounces almond paste
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/8 teaspoon extra-strong bitter almond oil or 1/8 teaspoon lemon oil (optional) or 1/8 teaspoon orange oil (optional)
• confectioners' sugar or glazing sugar, for topping

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325°f.
• 2 lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
• 3 blend the almond paste and sugar until the mixture forms fine crumbs; this is best done in a stand mixer.
• 4 add the egg whites gradually, while mixing, to make a smooth paste.
• 5 stir in the flavorings.
• 6 scoop the dough by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared pans.
• 7 sprinkle the cookies heavily with confectioners' sugar, then use three fingers to press an indentation into the center of each cookie.
• 8 bake the cookies for 20 to 25 minutes, until they're brown around the edges. remove them from the oven, and let them cool right on the pan.