Name: Mandelplätzchen
Yield: Makes 36 bite-size cookies
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: ¾ cup plus 1 Tbsp [225 g] almond paste; 1 large egg white; Pinch of fine sea salt; 2 Tbsp granulated sugar; 1⅓ cups [125 g] sliced almonds, raw; ⅛ tsp almond extract; ⅔ cup [70 g] almond flour

Mandelplätzchen, little almond cookies, are simple-looking cookies of German origin, but they are deceptively delicious and easy to make. And, if you have almond lovers in your midst, as we discovered here in the Zingerman’s community, they will adore them.

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