Spiced Almond Meringues

1 tb Butter

1 Egg white

1 pn Cream of tartar

1 ts Ground cinnamon

1/4 c Sugar

3/4 c Almonds; ground

Recipe by: Jo Anne Merrill

1. Grind almonds or buy already ground.

2. Grease a cookie sheet generously with 1 tablespoon butter or solid

margarine. 3. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

4. Combine in a mixing bowl the egg white and a pinch of cream of

tartar; beat until foamy. 5. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Gradually add to egg white, beating

until stiff peaks form. Fold in the ground almonds. 6. Drop by LEVEL tablespoons 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Cookies

spread during baking so don't place too close together. 7. Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are a pale beige color.

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