Toasted-Almond Cookies

Serves: 4

Keyon Hand

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

53

Sweetness

40

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle

2

Blend together egg whites, butter, sugar, flour, vanilla, and salt in a food processor just until smooth

3

Put liner on a baking sheet

4

Using 2 teaspoons batter per cookie, make 6 mounds, spacing them 3 inches apart, then spread into 4 1/2- to 5-inch rounds with back of a spoon (they will be very thin but try to spread batter as evenly as possible)

5

Sprinkle each round with about 1/2 tablespoon almonds

6

Bake cookies until golden-brown, 7 to 9 minutes

7

Let stand on baking sheet 1 minute, then, working quickly, remove each cookie with a metal spatula and drape over a rolling pin or a wine bottle (you will need 2 pins or bottles) to form a curved shape

8

Let stand until crisp, about 20 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely

9

Cool liner and baking sheet before making more cookies

10

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle

11

Blend together egg whites, butter, sugar, flour, vanilla, and salt in a food processor just until smooth

12

Put liner on a baking sheet

13

Using 2 teaspoons batter per cookie, make 6 mounds, spacing them 3 inches apart, then spread into 4 1/2- to 5-inch rounds with back of a spoon (they will be very thin but try to spread batter as evenly as possible)

14

Sprinkle each round with about 1/2 tablespoon almonds

15

Bake cookies until golden-brown, 7 to 9 minutes

16

Let stand on baking sheet 1 minute, then, working quickly, remove each cookie with a metal spatula and drape over a rolling pin or a wine bottle (you will need 2 pins or bottles) to form a curved shape

17

Let stand until crisp, about 20 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely

18

Cool liner and baking sheet before making more cookies