Amigdalota - Almond Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 7 cups ground almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275 degrees f.
• 2 in a bowl combine eggs, 2 cups of sugar and almond extract and mix for 2-3 minutes.
• 3 fold in the ground almonds. the mixture will be quite moist and sticky.
• 4 shape into round balls (1 1/2â€? in diameter).
• 5 place the remaining cup of sugar on a separate plate and roll the balls in the sugar.
• 6 line the cookie sheet with parchment paper and place cookies on the baking tray.
• 7 place one whole almond on top of cookie and press gently.
• 8 bake for 12 minutes at 275 degrees f.
• 9 allow to cool and place in an airtight container as the cookies should remain chewy and not dry and crunchy.