Spiced Almond Meringues

1 tablespoon butter
1 egg white
1 pinch cream of tartar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup almonds, ground

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet generously with 1 tablespoon butter or solid margarine.

Combine in a mixing bowl the egg white and a pinch of cream of tartar; beat until foamy.

Combine sugar and cinnamon. Gradually add to egg white, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in the ground almonds.

Drop by LEVEL tablespoons 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Cookies spread during baking so don't place too close together.

Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are a pale beige color.

Makes 18
Source: Jo Anne Merrill