Cookie Recipes
Almond Macaroons
Yield: 40 to 50 macaroons
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) can almond paste
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Break up and mash almond paste to soften; add other ingredients alternately and beat well.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment or foil.
- Squeeze small amounts of dough through a pastry tube or drop from a teaspoon 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Smooth tops with pastry brush moistened with water.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and puffed.
- May be stored indefinitely in an airtight tin or freezer.