Almond Cloud Cookies
Added November 08, 2008 | Recipe #335824
Total Time:
Prep Time:
Cook Time:
This is a recipe for one of King Arthur Flour's best-selling cookies. They are chewy-crisp cookie with an intense almond flavor.
Ingredients:
-
10 ounces
almond paste
-
1 cup
sugar
-
2 large
egg whites
, lightly beaten
-
¼ teaspoon
almond extract
-
1⁄8; teaspoon extra-strongbitter almond oil or 1⁄8; teaspoon lemon oil (optional) or 1⁄8; teaspoon
orange oil
(optional)
-
confectioners' sugar or
glazing
sugar
, for topping
Directions:
1
Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2
Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
3
Blend the almond paste and sugar until the mixture forms fine crumbs; this is best done in a stand mixer.
4
Add the egg whites gradually, while mixing, to make a smooth paste.
5
Stir in the flavorings.
6
Scoop the dough by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared pans.
7
Sprinkle the cookies heavily with confectioners' sugar, then use three fingers to press an indentation into the center of each cookie.
8
Bake the cookies for 20 to 25 minutes, until they're brown around the edges. Remove them from the oven, and let them cool right on the pan.
Nutritional Facts for Almond Cloud Cookies
Serving Size: 1 (27 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 21
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value
- Calories 104.1
-
- Calories from Fat 35
- 34%
- Total Fat 3.9 g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat 0.3 g
- 1%
- Cholesterol 0.0 mg
- 0%
- Sodium 6.5 mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate 16.3 g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber 0.6 g
- 2%
- Sugars 14.7 g
- 58%
- Protein 1.6 g
- 3%
The following items or measurements are not included:
bitter almond oil
More Ideas from Food.com
Warm up the dreariest of days with these soups, savory pot pies, cheesy casseroles and more.
More Recipes Like This From Food Network
<div id="search-store" class="promo pod hummus promo-pod-with-body">
<div class="hd">
<h4>
<a rel="fns-head" href="http://www.cooking.com/foodcom/" target="_blank">Food.com Store</a>
</h4>
</div>
<div class="bd clrfix">
<ul class="list-store-item">
<li class="first store-item">
<a rel="fns-1" href="http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=120384&CCAID=CBFO120384" title="Paula Deen Cookies" target="_blank"><img src="http://ifeed.cooking.com/images/products/shprodde/120384.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Paula Deen Cookies"></a>
<div class="item-info">
<a class="item-description" target="_blank" title="Paula Deen Cookies" href="http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=120384&CCAID=CBFO120384" rel="fns-1">Paula Deen Cookies</a>
<p class="price">$20.95</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="browse-more">
<a rel="fns-products" class="store-link" href="http://www.cooking.com/foodcom/" target="_blank">
Browse More Products
</a>
</p>
</div>
<div class="ft"></div>
</div><script type="text/javascript">
SNI.Food.Omniture.ClickTrack("#search-store", "Food:Site: In Our Store", "In_Our_Store");
</script>