Almond Biscuits from Siphnos

There are many varieties of amygdalota. In some, the ground almonds are mixed with flour, butter, or eggs and baked. In others, the cookies are not baked at all; the almonds are mixed with rosewater, then shaped and left to dry a little before being dredged in confectioners’ sugar.

Almond cookies that use no butter or eggs are one of our many Lenten sweets, which Greeks prepare especially on Clean Monday, the first day of Lent.

This recipe was given to me by Mrs.