My child, trust firmly in the Lord, and do not fear the judgment of men when conscience tells you that you are upright and innocent. For it is good and blessed to suffer such things, and they will not weigh heavily on the humble heart that trusts in God rather than itself. Many men say many things, and therefore little faith is to be put in them. Likewise, it is impossible to satisfy all men. Although Paul tried to please all in the Lord, and became all things to all men, yet he made little of their opinions. He labored abundantly for the edification and salvation of others, as much as lay in him and as much as he could, but he could not escape being sometimes judged and despised by others. Therefore, he committed all to God who knows all things.

Thomas a Kempis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cookies	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Very finely ground almonds
1	c	Superfine sugar
1/4	c	Confectioners' sugar
1/4	ts	Ground cinnamon
1 1/2	oz	Unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
2		Extra-large egg whites, unbeaten
		Granulated sugar for topping

INSTRUCTIONS

Chocolaty rich with a chewy macaroon cookie center.
Preheat oven to 400~.
Combine almonds, superfine sugar, confectioners' sugar and cinnamon in a
large bowl; beat in melted chocolate and egg whites until smooth; wrap in
wax paper. (Mixture will be sticky.) Chill several hours or overnight.
cut dough in half.  (Refrigerate one half.)  Roll out dough to a 1/2-inch
thickness between two sheets of wax paper. Remove top piece of wax paper.
Witha 2-1/2 inch round cookie cutter, cut out as many circles from teh
dough as you can. Remove scraps of dough and refrigerate for second
rolling; cut circles in half to make half moon shapes. Carefully remove
cookie halves from bottom sheet of wax paper; place cookies on lightly
greasted cookie sheets; sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar. Repeat with
other half of dough. Use any scraps of dough for second rolling. Let
cookies dry for 3 hours.
Bake in a 400~ oven for 12 minutes or until cookies are browned on the
bottoms.  Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Cookies will have an
outside crust but will be soft inside {gosh, doesn't that sound like Al
Martin? <grin> }.
Makes 2-1/2 dozen cookies.
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