Beat egg whites lightly in another bowl, and add to the almonds. Add farina or bread crumbs and the vanilla, and knead well. Pinch off small pcs. and roll each into a ball. Press half a cherry on top of eac. Place on well-buttered baking sheet and bake in preheated 250 F. oven for abt.
Place cookies on a plate, sift confectioner's sugar on, and transfer to platter to serve.
If you have access to rose- or flower water, sprinkle some on the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven. Beat the egg and add the extract to the egg. Add dry ingredients gradually. Press thumb gently in center of top of each ball. Touch depression with red coloring.