Almond Macaroons -- The Passover Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups unblanched almonds, ground
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
3 egg whites
slivered almonds

Preparation

Combine all the ingredients, except for the egg whites.
Stir in the egg whites.
The dough will be like thick, wet sand.
Roll into one inch balls.
Place on a greased (or foil lined, or parchment paper lined) cookie sheet and flatten slightly.
Press an almond sliver into each cookie.
Bake at 350\u00b0F.
for 15-20 minutes, until dry and lightly brown.