Almond Pine Nut Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups almond paste
• 3 egg whites, slightly beaten
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup pine nuts

Recipe

• 1 position oven racks in top and bottom third of oven.
• 2 preheat oven to 300ºf.
• 3 line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 4 in a large bowl, beat the almond paste until it smooths out a little with an electric mixer on medium speed.
• 5 add half the egg whites and beat until smooth.
• 6 on low speed, beat constantly while gradually adding sifted powder sugar.
• 7 continue until all sugar is incorporated.
• 8 add remaining egg whites and beat until mixture is smooth.
• 9 transfer batter to a pastry bag with a 1/2" pastry tip and pipe 1-1/2" rounds onto parchment papered cookie sheets, keeping cookies 1" apart.
• 10 sprinkle each cookie with pine nuts.
• 11 bake for 45 minutes, turning halfway through cooking.
• 12 remove cookies to a rack and let cool completely before removing them from the parchment paper.
• 13 store in an airtight container.