Nutmeg Cookies
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 ounces candied lemon peel
- 9 ounces ground almonds
- 1 -2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 14 teaspoon grated nutmeg (best to use whole nuts and grind with the fine side of a cheese grater to a powder)
- graham cracker
- lemon frosting
- 2 -3 ounces chopped pistachios
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Beat the eggs and sugar until frothy.
- Chop the lemon peel.
- Stir the peel and almonds into the egg mixture.
- Add some cornstarch to thicken.
- Fold the nutmeg into the egg mixture.
- Shape the dough into walnut-sized balls and place each ball on a graham cracker.
- Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes.
- After they have cooled, spread frosting on them and sprinkle with pistachios.
eggs, sugar, ground almonds, cornstarch, nutmeg, graham cracker, lemon frosting, pistachios
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/nutmeg-cookies-130210 (may not work)