Almond Macaroons - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup almonds, blanched,blended,ground until they are mealy (very fine)
3 egg whites, unbeaten
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

In a saucepan combine the finely ground almonds with the unbeaten egg whites& the sugar, cook the mixture stirring constantly, over moderate heat, until the batter is thick enough to hold a path when spoon is drawn through it.
Remove from heat and stir in the almond extract.
Drop the batter from a teasp onto a buttered, lightly floured cookie sheet.
Bake macaroons in a slow oven (300f) for about 20 minutes or until they are golden.
Transfer them immediately to a wire rack.