Flourless Cookies – Pine Nut Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups blanched (no peel) almonds, almond meal, packed, or pine nuts (almonds have more flavorful)
• 1 egg white, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 3/4 cup sugar (for cripsy cookies) or powdered sugar (for soft)
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda (for crispy) or baking powder (for soft) or none at all (for rich)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3-1/2 cup pine nuts* (for topping)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 300ºF.
2. If using, line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
3. To your food processor add pine nuts and baking soda; mix until a paste forms, much like peanut butter.
4. Add sugar and pulsate until thoroughly incorporated.
5. Add the egg whites and extract; beat until smooth.
6. Place the batter in a bowl and refrigerate until ready to bake.
7. Using a cookie scooper, scoop about 1 tablespoon of cookie dough onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet; with oiled fingers, press them down into a cookie shape, spacing cookies at least 2 inches apart. Top with pine nuts; press the nuts into the cookie, slightly.
8. Bake the pine nut cookies for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Immediately transfer the cookies along with the parchment paper to a cooling rack. Once cooled completely, store in zip lock bags and freeze, if desired.

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