Almond Tuiles

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 325F.
2. 2
   Coat a heavy baking sheet well with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
3. 3
   In a bowl whisk together ground almonds, flour, sugar, and salt and whisk in whites, butter, and almond extract until combined well.
4. 4
   Drop rounded teaspoons batter about 4 inches apart onto baking sheet and with back of a spoon spread into 3 1/2-inch rounds.
5. 5
   Sprinkle each cookie with about 1/2 tablespoon sliced almonds and bake in middle of oven 8 minutes, or until golden.
6. 6
   Working quickly, remove cookies, 1 at a time, from baking sheet with a thin spatula and drape over a rolling pin to create a curved shape.
7. 7
   (If the cookies become too brittle to form on the rolling pin, return baking sheet to oven a few seconds to allow cookies to soften.)
8. 8
   Cool cookies completely on rolling pin and transfer to an airtight container.
9. 9
   Make more cookies with remaining batter in same manner, spraying or lining baking sheet for each batch.
10. 10
    Tuiles may be made 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.