Tuscan Almond Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
8 eggs, beaten
5 cups superfine sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
8 ounces blanched almonds, finely chopped

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 300\u00b0F
Heap the flour in a mound on a pastry board. Make a well in the center and add the eggs, sugar, baking soda and a punch of salt. Knead briefly. Add the almonds and knead again to mix thoroughly.
Roll the dough into lengths about 1 1/2 inches in diameter (2-inches long). Flatten slightly. Arrange the cookies on a buttered and floured baking sheet.
Bake in the oven for 7-8 minutes, or until golden. Remove from the oven, cut into diagonal slices about 3/8 - inch thick. Return to the oven to finish cooking until perfectly browned, about 7-10 minutes.