Ingredients
4 ounces sweet almonds, blanched and peeled
1 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 cup sugar
2 egg whites
8 drops rose water
ice water
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with
brown paper (as from grocery bags).
Pound or grind the almonds as fine as possible.
Gradually add the sugar, egg whites, rose water, and almond
extract, beating the mixture all the while until it becomes
a thick paste.
Using a teaspoon dipped in ice water, drop little mounds
of the mixture on the brown paper. They will spread while
baking, so place them about 2 inches apart. Bake 20-22
minutes, or until puffy and delicately browned.
Remove the paper, biscuits and all, from the cookie
sheet. Let it cool for a few seconds while you wring out a
cloth in cold water. Lay the cloth out flat, and place the
sheet of biscuits on top of it. After a few minutes the
paper will release its hold, and you can lift the biscuits
off to cool on a rack.
Repeat the process (with fresh pieces of brown paper)
until you have used all the batter. Makes 2 dozen.