Almond Macaroons
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
Sugar studded, rich and crunchy.
Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
1 can (8 ounces) almond paste 1/2 cup sugar
2 egg whites, unbeaten Candied red cherries, quartered
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind Sugar
Grease a large cookie sheet; dust with flour; tap off any excess.
Break up almond paste with fingers into a small bowl.
Add egg whites and lemon rind. Beat with electric mixer at low speed
until mixture is smooth and the ingredients are well blended.
Add sugar slowly, beating until a soft dough forms.
Fit a pastry bag with a large star tip tube. Fill bag with dough.
Pipe dough out in small mounds, or drop by teaspoonful on prepared cookie
sheet. Garnish each with candied red cherry quarter and almond slice;
sprinkle with additional sugar.
Bake in a slow oven (325 degrees) for 20 minutes, or until light golden
brown. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
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