Chocolate Macaroons
Chocolate Macaroons
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate, chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment.
- 2
Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl placed over a pan of **BARELY** simmering water.
- 3
In a clean, grease-free mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
- 4
Gently fold in the sugar, vanilla and almond extracts, and ground almonds along with the cooled melted chocolate.
- 5
Place mounded teaspoonfuls of the mixture, spaced well apart, on the prepared baking sheets and flatten slightly.
- 6
Brush each ball with a little water and sift over a thin layer of icing sugar.
- 7
Bake the macaroons for 20-25 minutes until just firm.
- 8
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.



