Granellati Cookies

Ingredients

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix almond paste and sugar, at this stage it will not combine well and remain lumpy.
Add salt and one tablespoon egg white. Mix until all lumps are gone and mixture is smooth.
Add another tablespoon egg white and mix until completely smooth. Add remaining egg white.
Fill a pastry bag with mixture and use a large, plain piping tip.
On parchment lined cookie sheets, pipe quarter size domes spaced about 1/2 inch apart.
Using a sharp knife, cut almond slivers in small pieces.
Sprinkle almonds on surface of cookies ensuring few fall between cookies.
Sprinkle with a little additional sugar if desired. Place in oven and bake about 18-22 minutes.
Cookies will last several days and freeze very well.