Ingredients
2 eggs
1/2 cup superfine sugar
4 tbsp water
1/2 tsp almond flavoring
1 cup sifted cake flour
Directions
Butter a baking sheet & dust it lightly with flour. Heat oven to 350.
Beat eggs & gradually mix in sugar while beating until mixture is
very thick. Beat water in a T at a time. Add & beat in the almond
flavoring, preferably with an electric mixer, as it must be thorough.
Very gently fold in the flour to mix, but do not beat.Drop the batter
by level tablespoonfuls on the buttered sheet 5 inches apart. Bake
until very lightly browned. Remove from oven and shape while still
quite warm, inserting fortunes. Let cool in glasses to hold the form.
Servings: 20 servings
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