Chocolate Macaroons

Name: Chocolate Macaroons
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: Makes 2½ dozen
Ingredients: 65 g (2½ oz) plain chocolate; icing sugar for dusting; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; 2 egg whites; ¼ teaspoon almond essence; 125 g (4 oz) unblanched almonds; 125 g (4 oz) vanilla caster sugar

Preparation info

Makes
2½
dozen

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

About

These are lovely macaroons, crisp on the outside and chewy inside.

Ingredients

125 g (4 oz) unblanched almonds
65 g (2½

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Oven temperatures Gas Mark 4/180°C/350°F

Gas Mark 6/200°C/400°F

Preheat the oven to the first setting. Place the almonds on a baking sheet and bake them for