Pignoli (Pine Nut) Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 pound almond paste
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 0.25 cup pine nuts

Steps

1. Use a pastry chopper (or food processor) to break up the almond paste into a granulated form. Put in mixing bowl and gradually add the sugar.
2. In another small bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold the egg whites into the sugar/almond paste mixture gently.
3. On a greased and floured cookie sheet, drop a spoonful of the mixture. Press pine nuts into the top of the cookie (you want to cover the top with nuts).
4. Bake at 325 degrees F (170 degrees C) for 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire rack.