French Macaroons

Cookie - Dessert

Fantabulous colored, bite-sized macaroons. Divide batter into thirds and color one-third pink and flavor with raspberry flavoring; color one-third yellow and flavor with lemon flavoring; color one-third pale blue and flavor with vanilla. Fill and make sandwich cookies with filling of choice, like peach jam or strawberry preserves.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr35 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 4 dozen cookies

French Macaroons

Ingredients

3 egg whites

6 tablespoons superfine (castor) sugar

1 cup finely ground almonds

1 ½ teaspoons finely ground almonds

1 ⅓ cups confectioners' sugar

Biscotti Toscani

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicon mat.

Step 2

Whisk egg whites in a clean metal mixing bowl until thick about 5 minutes; whisk the superfine sugar into the egg whites until thick glossy and the mixture holds stiff peaks 5 to 8 more minutes. Place a sieve over the bowl containing egg whites and sieve both amounts of almond meal and confectioners' sugar into the egg white mixture. Gently fold the almond meal and confectioners' sugar into the egg whites retaining as much air as possible.

Step 3

Separate the meringue into separate bowls to flavor and color if desired. Spoon the meringue into a piping bag fitted with a 3/8-inch tip. Pipe 1-inch disks of meringue onto the prepared baking sheets leaving about 2 inches between cookies.

Step 4

Let the cookies stand at room temperature for about 15 minutes to form a thin skin. Pick up the baking sheets and let drop from several inches above the work surface to adhere cookies to the baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until tops are dry about 15 minutes; let cool completely on the baking sheets before peeling off the parchment paper.

Nutritional Information

French Macaroons

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 61

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.3g 5%

Carbohydrates: 11.4g 4%

Sugars: 9.9g

Fat: 0.9g 1%

Saturated Fat: 0.1g

Niacin Equivalents: 0.9mg 7%

Folate: 2.9mcg 1%

Calcium: 20.6mg 2%

Iron: 0.4mg 2%

Magnesium: 14.4mg 5%

Potassium: 73.8mg 2%

Sodium: 7.4mg

Calories From Fat: 8.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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