Orange Almond Lace Cookies

The egg makes these a little less delicate and less
likely to break than traditional lace cookies.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups finely chopped almonds
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, beaten to blend

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Stir 3/4 cup butter in heavy medium saucepan
over medium-low heat until melted.
Remove from heat. Stir in nuts,
sugar, flour, orange peel and salt;
then stir in egg. Drop some batter by
generous tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet,
spacing 3 inches apart (cookies will spread).
Bake cookies until lacy and golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Gently slide parchment paper with
cookies onto rack; cool completely.
Transfer cookies to paper towels.
Repeat with remaining batter,
lining cooled baking sheet with
clean parchment for each batch.