Pignoli Cookies Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 pound almond paste
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup pine nuts

Recipe

• use a pastry chopper (or food processor) to break up the almond paste into a granulated form. put in mixing bowl and gradually add the sugar.
• in another small bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. fold the egg whites into the sugar/almond paste mixture gently.
• on a greased and floured cookie sheet, drop a spoonful of the mixture. press pine nuts into the top of the cookie (you want to cover the top with nuts).
• bake at 325 degrees f (170 degrees c) for 10-12 minutes. cool on wire rack.