AMARETTI
I've been making and eating these cookies for as long as I can remember. They are perhaps one of my favorite cookies of all time. No Italian Cookie tray is complete without them. They have a crisp outside but a moist and chewy center fragrant in almond flavor! I think almond paste is wonderful when creating this cookie and...
Provided by Annamaria Settanni McDonald
Categories Cookies
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 325'F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- 2. Break almond paste into small pieces and place into food processor or mixer. Add sugar and mix well. Add the egg whites and mix until moist, about 2-3 minutes.
- 3. Pipe using a large star tip into rounded swirls about 2 inches in diameter or roll into a ball and gently press down a little and top with half of a maraschino cherry, almond or espresso coffee beans. Cookies should be at least 1 inch apart.
- 4. Bake 20 minutes on middle shelf, move to upper shelf, (about 4" above middle shelf); for approximately 8 minutes until light golden brown. Move parchment paper with cookies onto baking racks to cool. When completely cool carefully peel macaroons off paper. Store in airtight container. Buon Appetito!
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