Author: Healthy Recipe Ecstasy (Barely Adapted from Cooking Light)
Serves: 24
Ingredients
2 cups whole blanched almonds (I used unblanched dry roasted almonds which are not as smooth but will work in a pinch)
⅓ cup sugar (the recipe calls for ⅔ cup sugar but I halved the amount to make them a little healthier)
4 teaspoons grated lemon rind
Dash of salt
1 large egg
Cooking spray
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
24 whole blanched almonds (or pine nuts!)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place 2 cups almonds in a food processor; process until finely ground. Add sugar, lemon rind, salt, and egg; pulse 10 times or until dough forms a ball.
Shape dough into 24 balls, about 1 tablespoon each. Place one inch apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray or parchment paper. Sprinkle evenly with cinnamon.
Gently press one whole almond into the center of each dough ball. Bake at 350 degrees for 16 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Don't overcook. Cool for 5 minutes on the sheets. Remove from sheets and cool on wire racks.
Recipe by Healthy Recipe Ecstasy at https://www.healthyrecipeecstasy.com/flourless-almond-cookies-cooking-light-global-kitchen-cookbook-giveaway/