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Amigdalota (almond cookies)

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Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbsAlmonds, chopped
1 3/4 cupSugar
3 ea Egg whites
3 tbspFarina or toasted bread >>>
Crumbs (or Cream of Wheat)
2 tspVanilla
3/4 lbs10x sugar
Candied cherries
Rosewater (opt.) OR
Flowerwater (opt.)
Procedures:
1If you blanch your own almonds, place in oven for a few minutes to dry, then chop them finely.
2Place in deep bowl.
3Add sugar.
4Beat egg whites lightly in another bowl, and add to the almonds.
5Add farina or bread crumbs and the vanilla, and knead well.
6Pinch off small pcs.
7And roll each into a ball.
8Press half a cherry on top of eac.
9Place on well-buttered baking sheet and bake in preheated 250°F. oven for abt.
1020 min. place cookies on a plate, sift confectioner"s sugar on, and transfer to platter to serve.
11Note: if you have access to rose- or flower water, sprinkle some on the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven