Almond Cloud Cookies (adapted from King Arthur Flour)
10 ounces almond paste
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Confectioners' sugar or glazing sugar, for topping
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease or line two baking sheets.
Blend the almond paste, sugar, and salt until the mixture becomes uniformly crumbly. Add the egg whites gradually, while mixing, to make a smooth paste. Stir in the extract. Scoop the dough by heaping teaspoons onto the prepared pans. (Very little scoops!)
Sprinkle the cookies heavily with confectioners' sugar, then use three fingers to gently press an indentation into the center of each cookie.
Bake the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes, until they're brown around the edges. Remove them from the oven, and let them cool on the pan completely.