Ingredients
2 cups blanched almonds
2 tbsp. orange flower water
1 cup granulated sugar
2 egg whites
Roasted Pine Nuts
Preparation
Make Dough Preheat oven to 325°. Rinse almonds under cold running water after blanching; thoroughly pat dry and rub to remove skins. Very finely grind almonds, about 5 minutes. Add sugar towards end, and then orange flower water until crumbly. Separately, beat 2 egg whites until stiff and fold in almond/sugar mixture.
Make into cookies. Chill dough to make it easier to handle. Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with Pam. Drop teaspoonfulls of dough onto cookie sheets. Press toasted pine nuts into the top of the cookies.
Bake. Bake at 325 12-15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool at least 10 minutes before attempting to remove them from the cookie sheet. Store in air tight container.
