Almond Macaroons -- the Passover Cookies

There they are, every single Passover, those Macaroons. You can't escape them! I, personally, am not a fan of the coconut macaroon, which is the more popular kind of Passover cookie you find in the supermarket. But an almond macaroon? That's almost worth the whole holiday!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 2  cups  unblanched  almonds, ground
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon  almond extract
• 1  pinch salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  grated fresh lemon rind
• 3  egg whites
•  slivered almonds

Directions

1. Combine all the ingredients, except for the egg whites.
2. Stir in the egg whites.
3. The dough will be like thick, wet sand.
4. Roll into one inch balls.
5. Place on a greased (or foil lined, or parchment paper lined) cookie sheet and flatten slightly.
6. Press an almond sliver into each cookie.
7. Bake at 350°F.
8. for 15-20 minutes, until dry and lightly brown.