Almond Macaroons

I got this recipe from my good friend, Dawn, over 25 years ago. While the cookies are good themselves, I use them to make her recipe for English Trifle, English Trifle.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup almond paste
• 1  cup confectioners' sugar
• 3  egg whites
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1  pinch salt
•  granulated sugar

Directions

1. Chop almond paste into small pieces, add confectioner's sugar and mix with your fingers until well blended.
2. Add egg whites, one at a time, blending well with each addition.
3. Add pinch of salt and vanilla and mix well.
4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and drop dough by teaspoonful onto the paper;sprinkle each cookie with a little granulated sugar.
5. Cook in a preheated 300 degree oven for 20 minutes.
6. Remove cookies from oven and place parchment paper on a damp towel until cookies can be "unstuck".
7. Cool on a rack until completely cool.