Easy Easy Almond Macaroons
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1/2 pound blanched almonds
4 drops almond oil
1/4 cup sugar
2 egg whites, beaten lightly
1 tablespoon confectioners sugarRecipe
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Finely grind blanched almonds in food processor or blender. Combine almonds with almond oil, sugar, and beaten egg whites. Knead mixture into a firm dough. With moistened hands form dough into balls about the size of walnuts (about 1" in diameter). Place balls 1 inch apart on a baking sheet covered with baking parchment.
Place baking sheet in oven, and cook for 45-50 minutes. Transfer baked cookies to a wire rack . Using a fine sieve, dust cookies with confectioners sugar.
Yields about 40 cookies.
Optional recipe: Make the recipe as before, except roll a bit of dough around a hazelnut before baking. With hazelnuts yields about 90 cookies.
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