Virgules

Name: Virgules (Commas)
Yield: Makes about 60 sandwiched cookies
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 4 ounces (about 1 cup) whole unblanched almonds or hazelnuts, finely ground in the food processor; 4 large egg whites (a bit more than ½ cup); Pinch salt; 6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, softened; Unsweetened cocoa powder for sprinkling; 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Commas

Preparation info

Makes about
60
sandwiched cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

When I worked at the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo in the early seventies, these cookies were a specialty of Michel Defino, the second-in-command pastry chef. Michel used to sandwich these with praline paste mixed with an equal weight of butter, but I prefer chocolate.

Ingredients

Almond Meringue

4 large egg whites (a bit more than ½ cup)
Pinch salt
1

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Cookies

Method

Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 300 degrees.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip together the egg whites and salt on medium speed for about 3 or 4 minutes or until white and opaque a