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Dish · From Bladwijzer

Soft almond biscuits

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: ± 20 biscuits
• Time: 40 min
• From: Almond

Ingredients

• 200 g ground sweet almonds
• 150 g sugar
• 2 egg whites
• finely grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon
• 1 pinch of salt
• icing sugar for rolling the biscuits

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170 °C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Whisk the egg whites with the salt until they are only just stiff.
3. Mix the ground almonds with the sugar and lemon zest and gently fold this into the egg whites to make a sticky dough.
4. With wet hands, shape balls of about 20 g, roll them in the icing sugar and place them on the tray with some space between them.
5. Press the balls down lightly.
6. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden. The biscuits are still soft when they come out of the oven and turn crisper as they cool.

Storing: In a tightly closed tin for 2 weeks.