Amaretti Crisps

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups sliced almonds, toasted
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 large egg whites, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 process almonds and confectioners' sugar in a food processor until ground to a fine powder.
• 3 transfer to a bowl.
• 4 put egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.
• 5 fold egg whites into almond mixture; fold in almond extract.
• 6 transfer mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2 inch plain round tip.
• 7 pipe 20, 2 inch rings onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing about 1 inch apart.
• 8 bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 25 minutes.
• 9 transfer cookies on parchment to wire racks; let cool completely.
• 10 cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.