Amaretto biscuits

Babiche Martens

These amaretto biscuits are great after dinner with a digestif or I like to nibble on one with my morning coffee.

They are very moreish to have lying around so, if you are making them as a gift, get them packaged and sealed quickly — or you will be making them a second time.

Ingredients

4	Egg whites
300 g	Caster sugar
300 g	Ground almonds
¼ tsp	Almond essence, or use 1 Tbsp amaretto liqueur
1 sprinkle	Icing sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 170C. Line two baking trays with paper.
2. Beat the egg whites until firm. Fold through the sugar, almonds and essence or liqueur.
3. Place teaspoonsful of the mixture on to the trays. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, until they just start to get a bit of colour.
4. Remove and cool on a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar and store in airtight containers.

More festive sweets from Angela

• Chocolate slab
• Home-made snickers slice