Almond Sandwich Cookies - almonds

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line to large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Break the almond paste into chunks and place it in a food processor.
• Add the sugar and cinnamon and grind until fine.
• Add the egg whites and pulse until smooth.
• Scoop the mixture into a large zip bag and snip a hole in one corner.
• *Heres where the recipe varies...If the almond mixture in thick, pour the sliced almonds on to a plate.
• Then squeeze circle onto the almonds.
• Flip them over so the are covered with almonds on both sides, then lay them on the cookie sheets.
• If the almond mixture is loose, place little mounds of sliced almonds on the cookies sheets where the cookies will be.
• Squeeze the mixture into circles on top of the little almond piles.
• Then sprinkle with a few more almonds.
• Bake for 9-12 minutes.
• Keep an eye on them at the end because they turn dark quickly.
• Allow the cookies to cool completely on the parchment paper.
• Then turn half of them over and top with jam or frosting.
• Give each cookie a top and sprinkle with powdered sugar.