French Almond Merangues - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup blanched almond, finely ground

Preparation

boil sugar & water to 260 degrees with candy thermometer.
beat 2 egg whites til stiff then add sugar mixture in fine stream while beating.
fold in nuts & extracts.
drop by teaspoon on to well greased cookie sheet
bake @ 250 for 15 min or until firm.