Gluten-free Almond Cookies

 Gluten-free (but delicious!) Almond Cookies

from Ellen's kitchen, with thanks to it's not complicated recipes.com

Ingredients:

• 3 cups almond flour
• 1 cup sugar, plus a bit for dusting
• 1/8 tsp almond extract
• 3 egg whites
• 1 cup sliced almonds

Preheat:

• oven to 350 degrees (325 convection)

Line:

• three cookie sheets with parchment paper and put sliced almonds in a low flat dish.

Combine:

• almond flour, sugar, and almond extract in a bowl.

Lightly:

• beat egg whites in mixer, and then flour, sugar, and extract until combined into a firm paste.

Roll:

• 1 1/4" balls of dough in sliced almonds and place on baking sheet, 12 to a sheet.

Bake:

• for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned and then cool on rack.