fratelli's cafe italiano amaretto cookies

Directions

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   Fratelli's Cafe Italiano Amaretti Cookies Source: Fratelli's, San Antonio, Texas Fratelli's owner Jim Jungmann has roots in Northern Italy,

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   On a wall in a little bakery/trattoria in Pompeii's ruins, there is a 2,000-year-old recipe calling for crushed almonds, stone-ground whole-

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   Caesar Augustus and Nero are said to have eaten these very cookies

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   1 1/2 cups whole almonds, ground fine in food processor 2 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar (sift first, then measure) 3 la

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   Mix ground almonds, flour and sugar together until thoroughly mixed

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   Set aside

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   Beat egg whites, almond extract and lemon extract together with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form

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   Fold almond mixture into beaten egg whites