Chocolate Almond Macaroons
"I do not recommend subsituting another kind of nut for the almonds, I made these using ground pecans in place of the almonds and was not as good"
Original is 40 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (8.2 g)
- Calories 33.4
- Total Fat - 1.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.5 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 0.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 5.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 5.5 g
- Protein - 0.3 g
- Calcium - 3.9 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then generously butter a large cookie sheet.
Step 2
Beat egg whites and salt until stiff, but not dry.
Step 3
Beat in sugar, a little at a time; beat until mixture is thick and glossy (mixture should stand in peaks).
Step 4
Fold in almonds, vanilla and melted chocolate.
Step 5
Drop macaroons by teaspoonfuls, onto a well-greased cookie sheet.
Step 6
Bake for 12-15 minutes (careful not to overbake as the cookies will lose their texture)
Tips
No special items needed.