Title: Macaroons

Yield: 10 cookies

Cooking time: 8 minutes

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Category: Dessert

Cuisine: French

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Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 275 ( convection ) or 300 standard.
Using mixer whisk attachment,
whisk egg whites with salt and cream of tartar for about 2 minutes on high.
Sift in 20 g of sugar, whisk to combine.
Add almond extract, vanilla and coloring.
Whisk on high for 7 minutes.
Combine almond flour and 100g sugar in processor.
Process for about 2 minutes.
When whites are stiff but not dry, sift in almond/sugar mixture.
Fold about 30 times until smooth but not runny.
Over-mix and your macaroons will be flat and have no foot,
under mix and they will not be smooth on top.
Pipe batter in 1-1/2 circles on silicone baking sheet ( or parchment ).
Rap completed tray firmly on counter to release bubbles (this prevents cracking).
Let dry 15-30 minutes until tops are just slightly sticky.
Bake for 7 minutes.
Check if one comes off the tray fairly cleanly, if not bake for a little longer (make sure you are using NON-stick baking paper or they will stick).

After cooling, pipe or spread any type of filling on bottom of one cookie and top with another.

Notes

Cookies will get lighter as they bake so over-color batter.