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Macaroons, French

Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 6 egg whites
  
• 1/3 C plus 1 T sugar
  
• 1 3/4 C almond meal
  
• 2 1/3 C powdered sugar, sifted
  
• 6 T chilled butter
  
• 1/2 C almond paste
  
• 1/4 C jam
  






Instructions



1. Whisk egg whites until they start to turn white, and add the sugar. Whisk until they leave a ribbon pattern on surface when whisk is lifted.
   
   
2. Combine powdered sugar and almond meal and fold into meringue . Place into a pastry bag with wide round tip. Pipe small round the size of a quarter onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set but not browned. Repeat until all is used up. Cool.
   
   
3. Filling: Combine chilled butter and almond paste until smooth. Stir in jam and sandwich two cookies together.