Macaroons
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: about 2 dozen macaroons
- Total: 1 hr 42 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Inactive: 1 hr
- Cook: 12 min
Ingredients
8 ounces confectioners' sugar
4 ounces almond meal
1/2 cup egg whites
Pinch cream of tartar
1 1/2 ounces granulated sugar
5 drops red food color, or desired color
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Sift together the powdered sugar and almond meal, directly into a medium size mixing bowl. Reserve.
- Whip egg whites to a foam, add cream of tartar. Continue to whip to soft peaks and stream in the granulated sugar. Add drops of color. Continue to beat for 30 seconds.
- Fold the meringue into the dry ingredients. Fill piping bag fitted with desired tip.
- Pipe 1-inch rounds onto lightly greased sheet pans. Place in oven for 5 minutes turn and continue to bake for 7 minutes more.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool. Fill with desired filling, such as raspberry jam.