Diabetic-friendly Almond Macaroons

Description
Makes 10 servings, 5 cookies each

Ingredients

 * 1 egg white
 * ¼ cup sugar (sweeteners do not work)
 * 1 tsp almond extract
 * ¼ cup wheat germ

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 325°F.
 * 2) In a deep bowl, beat egg whites on low speed of an electric mixer until frothy.
 * 3) Beat on high speed until stiff.
 * 4) Gradually beat in sugar and then almond extract.
 * 5) Fold in wheat germ.
 * 6) Drop mixture by ½ teaspoonsful onto a cookie sheet that had been sprayed with a nonstick cooking spray and dusted lightly with flour.
 * 7) Put the cookies in the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 200°F.
 * 8) Bake 1 hour.
 * 9) Turn off heat, and leave cookies in oven to cool.