Preparation:

In a mixing bowl sift together flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, almond meal, baking soda and pinch of salt.  In a separate bowl, stir together olive oil and almond extract; stir into dry ingredients until it forms a sticky dough. Divide dough in half; wrap in plastic wrap. Chill several hours or overnight. When ready to bake;  preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Make marble sized balls and divide over 2 baking sheets. Flatten each cookie slightly. Bake about 15 minutes or until golden brown and baked through. Let cookies cool on the baking pan for 5 minutes then remove to cooling rack.  When at room temperature, roll cookies gently in remaining powdered sugar. Yields: about 40 cookies
Per Serving (serving size is 2 cookies) 175 Calories (47.1% from fat); 9g Fat (1g Sat, 7g Mono, 1g Poly); 4g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 48mg Sodium.  Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate.