Gooey Italian Almond Biscuits

These biscuits are different to the normal almond biscuits, in that they turn out rather sticky, and moist.

They are quite a basic recipe, but the addition of the cherry or almond on the top gives them that extra appeal and the moist, marzipan flavour makes them difficult to stop eating.

I do not buy almond meal; I use fresh almonds, and ground them myself - this way, they are not so fine and have small bits of almonds in them, which I prefer in my baking.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 8 - 9 minutes
Makes: 25 biscuits

Ingredients
2 small egg whites, slightly beaten
200 g ground almonds
120 g caster sugar
1 drop vanilla
1 - 2 drops almond essence
60 g icing sugar
A few glace cherries to decorate
A few blanched almonds to decorate

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Categories
#biscuits
#italian_biscuits
#marzipan
#almond_biscuits
#afternoon_tea
#dessert
#sweets


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