Almond Drops Recipes

ALMOND DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Grease and flour cookie sheets.
• Cream almond paste with melted butter.
• Beat egg whites with salt until they form soft peaks.
• Add sugar, a tablespoon at a time.
• Continue beating until peaks are very firm.
• Fold into the almond paste mixture, adding flour and almonds.
• Fit a pastry bag with a number seven tube.
• Drop small round of batter on cookie sheets,spacing 1 inch between.
• Bake 5-8 minutes until edges of cookies are golden brown.

ALMOND DROPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in almonds. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

ALMOND DROPS

Steps:

• Place the almond paste, corn syrup and apricot puree in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle. Turn on the mixer to medium speed and add about 1 egg white, continue adding egg white gradually until the mixture can be piped through a piping bag. You will need to adjust the amount of egg whites added to the mixture depending on the consistency of the almond paste. Place the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe the mixture onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Use any design you like when you are piping the mixture. You can place whole almonds on top of some to achieve a different design.
• Preheat the oven to 380 degrees F and bake for 8 to10 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
• Place the sugar, honey and water in a saucepan and bring to a strong boil. Place the almonds in the food processor and grind until coarse. Remove the boiling sugar from the heat and pour over the coarse almonds. Blend until smooth. This may take 10 minutes or more, depending on the strength of the food processor. Remember, food processors are not usually strong enough to yield the same consistency as the almond paste that you can buy. If your mixture is too thick and the food processor is straining, you can add a little Kirsch or simple syrup to the processor. Add the liquid slowly and stop when the processor is moving more freely. The quality of almond paste is determined by how smooth the consistency is.
• Wrap the almond paste in plastic wrap and allow it to cool. When you are ready to use it, knead in the butter. The butter makes it smooth and not so sticky.
• Yield: About 2 cups

ALMOND BARK CRISPY DROPS

Steps:

• In a microwave oven or double boiler, melt the almond bark, stirring frequently until smooth.
• Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until well blended.
• Fold in peanuts, cereal and mini marshmallows.
• Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto waxed paper lined baking sheets.
• Cool completely before serving.