Matcha Amaretti Cookies

My friend gave me some lovely Matcha tea powder and I thought that I'd try my hand at Matcha Amaretti cookies.  They look beautiful and are surprisingly easy to prepare.

Matcha Amaretti Cookies
2 1/4 cups almond flour
1 cup sugar
1 tbs matcha powdered tea
pinch salt
2 egg whites, soft peak (Nature's Farm eggs are fantastic!)
1/4 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp almond extract, or liqueur
icing sugar, to roll cookies in

Preheat oven to 300ºF.  Take two baking sheets, stacked, and place parchment paper or a Silpat on the top baking sheet.

Whip egg white and lemon juice to a soft peak.

Add to dry ingredients and mix well, until a sticky mess. 

Dust hands with a bit of the icing sugar and portion dough into 1"balls.  Roll cookies in the icing sugar and place on the baking sheet.  They can be placed closely together as the cookies do not spread.

Bake for 25 + minutes, or until set and crackled on top.  Remove from the oven and let cool. Remove from the pan and let cool further on a rack. 

The cookies will firm up further and are good for at least a week and then need refrigeration.

Enjoy!