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Ingredients

12 ounces almond paste ½ cup white sugar 1 cup confectioners' sugar 4 egg whites 1 ½ cups pine nuts

Nutrition Info

100.9 calories carbohydrate: 11.4 g cholesterol: : - fat: 5.5 g fiber: 0.7 g protein: 2.6 g saturatedFat: 0.7 g servingSize: - sodium: 7.3 mg sugar: 6.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with foil, lightly grease foil.
Mix almond paste and granulated sugar in food processor until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and 2 egg whites, process until smooth.
Whisk remaining 2 egg whites in small bowl. Place pine nuts on shallow plate. With lightly floured hands, roll dough into 1 inch balls. Coat balls in egg whites, shaking off excess, then roll in pine nuts, pressing lightly to stick. Arrange balls on cookie sheets, and flatten slightly to form a 1 1/2 inch round.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Let stand on cookie sheet 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

3 dozen

They are pleasantly sweet, made with almond paste and pine nuts, but no flour.