Almond Drops

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup almond paste
• 1/3 cup butter, melted and cooled
• 1 pinch salt
• 5 egg whites
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup blanched slivered almond

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour cookie sheets.
• 3 cream almond paste with melted butter.
• 4 beat egg whites with salt until they form soft peaks.
• 5 add sugar, a tablespoon at a time.
• 6 continue beating until peaks are very firm.
• 7 fold into the almond paste mixture, adding flour and almonds.
• 8 fit a pastry bag with a number seven tube.
• 9 drop small round of batter on cookie sheets,spacing 1 inch between.
• 10 bake 5-8 minutes until edges of cookies are golden brown.