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Step 1
Preheat oven to 170°C/150°C fan forced. Line 2 x baking trays with baking paper.
Step 2
Beat egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a balloon whisk to firm peaks. Add the almond meal, sugar and almond essence and beat to for a thick paste.
Step 3
Spread some caster sugar on a plate and spread icing sugar on a second plate.
Step 4
Take heaped teaspoons of mixture and roll into balls. Then roll each in caster sugar, then icing sugar and place on prepared trays. Flatten slightly with fingertips.
Step 5
Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the tops are cracked and the bottoms are just golden. Cool on the trays before transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.