Ingredients
300g almond meal or flour
220g caster/superfine sugar.
1/8 tsp almond extract
105g egg whites
1 cup flaked almonds.
icing sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 360 degrees
- Place non-stick baking paper onto oven trays.
- Put almond flakes into a flat bowl or onto a plate.
- Combine almond meal, sugar and almond essence in a large bowl. Add the lightly beaten egg whites and stir until the mixture forms a firm paste.
- Roll small balls of the mixture, about 3 cm (or 1 ¼ inch) in diameter in the flaked almonds.
- Place the balls onto baking paper-lined oven trays and gently flatten them a little.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until the biscuits are lightly browned.
Cool on racks.
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