Cigarettes

Cigarettes

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    6 dozen

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Hows and Whys of French Cooking

By Alma Lach

Published 1974

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Ingredients

  • ¼ pound butter, plus a chunk
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup

Method

  1. Melt butter and clarify. Coat cooky sheets with butter. Chill and then coat a second time in the opposite direction. Carefully toast the remaining clarified butter and set aside. Do not let it burn.
  2. Put sugar, almonds, and flour into a bowl. Mix together. Beat whites and salt to a foamy froth. Add dry ingredients and beat. Add the rest of the toasted butter (