Almond Cloud Cookies

Name: Almond Cloud Cookies
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: 454 g Purchased almond paste; 198 g Granulated sugar; 0.25 tsp Table salt; 2 each Egg whites; 1 tsp Almond extract; as needed Confectioners' sugar

A crisp shell around a soft, chewy almond centre.

35 minutes24 cookies

Ingredients

Ingredients for24 cookies
Ingredient	Amount
Ingredients
Purchased almond pasteStandard store-bought almond paste; not marzipan.	454 g
Granulated sugar	198 g
Table salt	0.25 tsp
Egg whitesLarge. Lightly beaten.	2 each
Almond extract	1 tsp
Finish
Confectioners' sugarOptional; use only as needed.	as needed

Method

1
Beat almond paste, sugar and salt into fine crumbs. Mix in egg whites gradually, then the almond extract, until smooth.
2
Scoop about 24 mounds on lined trays. Dust with icing sugar and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
3
Heat the oven to 165°C/325°F. Bake the chilled cookies for 18–22 minutes, until lightly browned at the edges.
4
Cool on the trays until firm enough to lift.